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”There isn't the slightest bit of hatred between us. Why do we want to assassinate His Majesty, the Emperor of Tongzhi? This makes no sense! ”
”I think the wise His Majesty will understand the trick behind this. Who is the ultimate beneficiary of assassinating His Majesty!”
”Also …” The envoy lowered his voice and leaked out a piece of news that caused Da Sixi to be incomparably shocked.
Without any delay, Da Sixi led his subordinates into the snowstorm and returned to the Buckingham Palace. When he saw the little emperor, Zai Chun was amused to see the English maids arranging the living room's Christmas tree.
The pine trees in the fireplace were burning, and the smell of pine oil filled the living room, warming the festive atmosphere.
”Da Sixi, you're back? Let me see your big gold teeth, see if they are beautiful... You say, this Westerners's Spring Festival is a little interesting! ”
”Your Majesty … Can I talk to His Majesty alone for a bit? ” Da Sixi rubbed her hands together as she said uneasily.
”What are you up to this time? Was it because of the telegram from the day before yesterday? ”Don't even think about it, I'll take care of it. With me protecting you, nothing will happen to you two …”
The telegram that the Tongzhi Emperor was talking about was a protest telegram from the Great Qing. The assassination of the Tongzhi Emperor had set off a huge wave in the Beijing.
Although the officials were strictly defending against the spread of the news to the citizens, the people in the field had all gone mad when they heard the news. Weng Tonghe and the others, who were still kneeling in the courtyard of Yangxin Palace, refused to get up no matter what.
They forced the Empress Dowager and the Prince to rescue the Emperor immediately. In their eyes, the little Emperor was like a living hell in the depths of hell.
The crowd's emotions were stirred up, Weng Tonghe almost knocked himself to death, facing such a strong attitude, empress dowagers, Prince Kung and the rest could not hold on.
This led to the strongest protest cables in recent years, which were sent directly to the British Embassy and then urgently sent to London.
The Great Qing Empire strongly protested against this atrocity, and demanded that the British severely punish the culprit, and that the British immediately escort the Tongzhi Emperor back to his country. Furthermore, at the end of the telegram, they faintly threatened the British external phase, so if anything happened to the Emperor, the British Empire would abrogate all their agreements with the British, and the two countries would immediately enter into a state of war.
To be able to force the bunch of cowards to such a state, the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs had also felt the pressure. In the end, she could only ask the Tongzhi Emperor to step in and alleviate the situation.
In the end, Zai Chun sent three consecutive telegrams back home, secretly discussing Britain's intention to prepare a secret refund. Only then did Beijing's anger dissipate a little.
However, the Forbidden City could give face to England, but it could not give face to others. Ci Xi even sent a telegram to Xiao Letian in his own name, scolding him until he died.
Even Fu Hui who was hiding in the Tanggu was called to the Forbidden City.
As for the eunuchs and guards who followed Zai Chun out of the country, they suffered even more.
If it wasn't for Zai Chun supporting them, they would have been scared stiff by now.