C3640 (1/2)
Everything had never been smooth sailing before, there were countless unexpected accidents. When Samuel fell into the water and was unconscious, Beijing's Palace immediately gave out orders.
On the one hand, he sent an urgent note to the Qing Ting and the Chinese, requesting both Governments to provide all their resources to do their utmost to save the famous explorer that the British people loved.
On the other hand, the embassy sent professionals to the northwest to investigate the truth immediately!
At the same time, Gordon and his group who had just arrived in Xi An City immediately stayed in place, waiting for their orders. Immediately afterwards, the Beijing British Minister sent an emergency cable to London.
On the surface, everything was going according to the normal diplomatic process, but everyone could feel the anger of the British. From the beginning to the end, they had been very determined to investigate further.
From their mouths it was a premeditated murder, not an accident!
General Gui Six and the others had never resolved this kind of diplomatic incident before, the ministers of Head Office were all in a state of confusion.
So what if the British protested? If they were concerned, they were concerned. If they asked the Qing Ting to cooperate, they would send a few people over to take a look … What did this mean? Who was that Samuel? None of them knew.
In the hearts of these officials, wasn't it just a dead explorer? This kind of person would wander around the world with nothing to do all day long. They were all bugs, so it was better to not worry about them when they died!
You, the British large nose, also have a problem, and you want the authorities to investigate this kind of person who has nothing to do with production? Isn't it just one drop of water? Even if there wasn't a hundred thousand a day, there would still be at least ten thousand.
Compared to the Qing Ting's disregard for him, the Chinese held him in high regard. When the British note reached the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, only 24 hours later, the Chinese reacted quickly.
The entire Chinese media started to move. What was unexpected was that all the Chinese newspapers actually placed the glory of discovering the Dunhuang on Sai Mouerbeike.
The front page of the telegram showed Xiao Letian's concern for him. In it, the Head of State praised Sir Sai Mouerbeike's noble character and professionalism.
A Expedition was formed from England and travelled across the entire Central Asia. He went deep into the battlefield to comfort the soldiers of the Qing Army who were fighting bitterly in the Western Regions.
What kind of spirit was this? This is the fearless humanity of internationalism! This was a benevolent action that could be compared with the lantern goddess Nightingale!
Not only that, Mr. Samuel even used his most professional archaeological experience to find the two thousand years old Tibetan Meridian Cave! Ancient literature and Western Regions culture remnants from the two centuries were revealed. The number of books and pictures exceeded a hundred thousand …
The headlines had almost turned Samuel into a saint, and the appearance of this article had caused a huge uproar in the public!
”Where is the Dunhuang? Guizhou? The place where Marshal Zuo fought? ”
”What is a Mogao's cave? Why have I never heard of it? And there's even a Tibetan Meridian Cave … ”
”Good boy, did you hide all the documents from the Jin and Jin dynasties until the Yuan Dynasty? How many treasures are there!? ”
The Chinese scholars were completely shocked. Not to mention the Buddhist scriptures and scriptures, even the ancient works of art were priceless treasures. Especially since the Jin Dynasty was an important period for Chinese calligraphy to mature.
The real works of this era were simply priceless!
Public opinion immediately stirred up. Ordinary citizens did not understand about cultural matters, but they did understand about war. Upon hearing that Master Yang was traversing the desert, risking his life to help the Emperor console the army, what was the point of that!
Even the script had never been so wonderful!