Ai Liguo and Weituma felt strong pressure. They knew how huge the European funds were trapped in the Jiangnan money crisis, and they also knew how powerful the power behind these bankers were. However, the current situation was no longer something they could control, because something big had happened in London at this moment.

"The Prime Minister Derby finally chose to retire because of his physical reasons. Now that Benjamin has just completed the handover ceremony, do you think he will start a war at this critical moment?"

Ai Liguo sighed and threw away the chaotic telegram in front of him, while Vitoma still analyzed these bankers who were harsh and weak on the outside, trying to find a breakthrough in counterattack.

"Don't look at it anymore. I'm afraid I'm going to take the blame. Benjamin will never start a war at this critical moment. First of all, his position is not very stable. He needs a certain amount of time to arrange his confidants..."

"Secondly, as a respect for the Earl of Derby, Benjamin could not change the grand strategic principles left by his predecessor within a few days of coming to power. After all, the Earl of Derby and the Queen have a very good relationship..."

"Xiao Letian's luck is simply a gift from heaven..."

Weituma also threw the telegram aside and breathed a sigh of relief. "Sometimes I doubt whether Xiao Letian understands prophecy? Why can he guess the key points at every step, and always make a big move when all forces are flawlessly estimating him?"

"I don't know why, but I have this kind of premonition anyway. It seems that Xiao Letian can carefully analyze every step of changes in Europe. At the moment when we are in a state of great anxiety, he quietly took action and seized profits again and again, but we can't stop it..."

The topic was a little discouraged, and Ai Liguo poured himself and Weituma a cup of whiskey. "Hey... If the Russians finally win this war, then these merchants will forget the previous unhappiness and continue to make their fortunes, and their attacks on us will naturally disappear..."

"But they are happy, and the empire may not be happy, because then the Russians' power in Asia will increase greatly. Who will the queen's anger be stormed at that time? Or are we..."

"In Chinese terms, this is called "being inside and outside is not a human being..."

Witoma picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one go. "Yes, on the contrary, if Xiao Lotte wins, then Russia's hand extending to the Pacific Ocean will be cut off by him. This will be good for us to curb the Tsar..."

"But in that case, Xiao Letian's strength will increase greatly, and then those vampires will go bankrupt. Although they are just the brains of a group of branches, the big tycoons at the headquarters will also vent their anger on us..."

"God! It seems that we are both in trouble no matter what, and the fate of the scapegoat may not be removed!"

Ai Liguo shook his head, "You don't have to be so pessimistic. I'm already at the age of retirement. No matter what the final result is, I will bear the responsibility. If you are still young, as long as you last a few years, you will still be valued later. Believe me!"

Just as the two Eastern diplomats sighed at the discomfort in front of them, a military officer suddenly knocked on the door and walked in, "Mr. Minister, the counselor... Just now, our soldiers came to report that Weng Tonghe, the minister of the Qing Dynasty, had just left the Russian embassy. Seeing that his face was very bad, it seemed that the battle at the mouth of Minjiang River had completely made the Russians crazy..."

The British Embassy and the Russian Embassy are both located on the north side of Dongjiaomin Lane. The two embassies are next to each other, but the directions of the gates are different.

This is the central location of the Sijiu City. Around the two envoys' mansions are the Hanlin Academy, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, the Honglu Temple, the Imperial Heavenly Supervisor, and the Imperial Hospital... a little westward is next to the Daqing Gate, which is the square in front of the **, which is the Zongren Mansion, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Rites.

This is the core area of ​​government affairs in the entire Qing Dynasty, and naturally it is also a key area where all forces are eyewitnesses. Anyone walking on the street here may be a spy. Even if he is a fool, beggar, or a homeless man, it is hard for you to say whether he is pretending.

The Russian Embassy was monitored by the British, which was simply too common. Nei Liguo and Weituma didn't care much. After all, they had known that the unlucky Weng Tonghe and Fu Qing had become negotiators for negotiations with Russia, and it was reasonable for them to meet.

But the words from the military officer made people think deeply, "At the beginning, Lord Weng's face was gloomy. Maybe the Russians had not received any courtesy, but when he got into the sedan chair and turned to the Forbidden City, he opened the curtain of the sedan chair and the servants around him to tell him something, and we found that Lord Weng was actually happy..."

"Hmm? What's the situation..." The two British guys were immediately uneasy.

Weng Tonghe was walking towards the Yangxin Palace at this moment, and he felt incredible along the way. Before he went to meet Russian Minister Ulangeli in the morning, he was very prepared for a quarrel.

However, although the storm of the Russian ambassador was very fierce, the old man suddenly discovered that the storm was only blowing towards Xiao Letian, and did not involve the Qing Dynasty at all.

Ulangeli roared in the room, using Russian slang and strange Chinese to scold Xiao Letian for being despicable and shameless, God would punish him, etc... Many Russian translations are difficult to speak, and the old man knew that it must be very disgusting swear words.

However, when Ulangeli's anger gradually dissipated, the old man mentioned the little emperor's behavior. The Russian ambassador calmed down and believed that the little emperor had not taken power and his actions could not represent the Qing government.

Moreover, Ulangeli believed that the little emperor was bewitched or even semi-forced by Xiao Letian, so Russia would not hate the little emperor, nor would it affect the friendship and peace between Russia and the Qing Dynasty because of this incident.

The old man was stunned. He didn't expect that things would turn out like this. The original arduous task as charcoal balls was so smooth.

It was only after the final negotiations came to an end that he heard some requests from Ulangeli, which made the old man's face sink again with joy.

"It turns out that peace has not been in vain! Forget it, I'd better report to the Queen Mother for such a big thing. This is something I can't decide... Oh, and, I'll generate electricity for Fuqing immediately for this matter, and I should listen to his opinion!"

Before entering the Forbidden City, Weng Tonghe asked his subordinates to send an emergency telegram to Master Qing San, repeating the detailed process of his secret talks with the Russian minister, and at the end of the telegram, he hinted to Master San that if things were difficult to decide, he could consider consulting Mr. Zeng.

In fact, there is no need to remind the old man at all. After Fu Qing in Shanghai received news from the court, he had already rushed to Jiangning by boat. There are too many aspects involved in the chaos in East Asia, which is no longer something that ordinary tacticians can understand. Only a strategy like Zeng Guofan may be able to give the court some pertinent suggestions.

Note: The pure livestock of the book friend got married today. If you want to say that this livestock brother is also the number one in Sijiu City, it is said in Beijing films and the model opera. This time, the beautiful wife can also be married... It's really enviable to others!
Chapter completed!