C2321 Young Irish Party (1/2)
The King Yi who had changed his name to Shi Yi had already stayed on board the Lan Di for more than two months. From the day when Xiao Letian brought his diplomatic mission to the welcoming ceremony in London, he had been lurking on this great ocean, beginning to come into contact with the anti-British forces in Ireland.
The King Yi was not alone, he still had many small foundations under his control. He managed the scholarships and living expenses of the Chinese students, and he and Fang Guan were responsible for the growing Chinese spy network in Europe.
After so many years of hard work, the King Yi had a large number of loyal and reliable spies under his command. Of course, the majority of them were the Prussian.
For example, the last time Xiao Letian came to Europe, the Prussian intelligence officer who was protecting him all the way had been transferred by Bismark to King Yi's side to work after that mission.
Prince Karl had even ordered a group of Prussian veterans who had participated in the bloodbath on the stone bridge to retire and join the foundation. It was with the secret support of many forces that the foundation had grown so quickly.
In the heart of the King Yi, the mission that Xiao Letian gave them was more like an exam, a test of the Foundation's capabilities.
The King Yi had not only brought Paul out, but he had also asked for Pierre from Xiao Letian. These two generals had fought before, and Pierre had not sided with the Chinese at that time. On the way to sending Xiao Letian to Prussia, the two of them had fought openly and secretly many times.
But that was history, and now they were comrades in a trench, and for more than two months they had been active in the streets of the great Irish cities, contacting many anti-British Irish organizations.
The King Yi was a person with an eastern face after all. If he personally made a move, on one hand, it would attract the attention of the Irishmen, and on the other hand, there would be the risk of his identity being leaked.
After all, secret support for the Irish uprising was not something to be seen in public. It was a despicable trade between top politicians, something they could do but never say.
”Paul... Have you still not found the people I asked you to look for? ” The King Yi was standing on the deck enjoying the rare sunlight bath. The Prussian intelligence officer Paul was standing beside him.
”Unfortunately, we've been in contact with numerous unions, farmers' associations and small Irish opposition parties these past two months... But there's no sign of the Young Irish Party... ”
”Perhaps these people have been completely suppressed by the British?”
The Young Irish Party mentioned by the King Yi and Paul was one of the Irish political parties that had chosen a violent uprising in the Great Famine years.
In the history of the Irish, there have been three famous independence movements, the first of which was the war against British independence led by Omer in 1641.
The second time was in 1798, when he received the influence of the French Revolution. More than 70,000 Irish people chose to rise, triggering a rebellion across the island.
The third Irish rebellion in history was in 1916, and there was no sign of it now. The most recent violent act, on the other hand, was the Young Irish Party rebellion of 1848.
The Irish Great Famine was an old scar in the history of England that could not be circumvented.