"Sell newspapers and newspapers! The war between Britain and China is going on again!"

"What? Fighting again?"

"It's only been a few years since the fire was ceased, I really can't stand it!"

In London, passers-by stopped and were shocked by the news. They quickly paid for the newspaper to buy it and wanted to have a look.

"Anti-Chinese riots broke out in the Philippines, the Chinese Navy arrived in Manila to suppress the enemy, the British Navy Asian fleet attacked the Chinese Navy's overseas Chinese protection fleet, and a large-scale maritime conflict broke out between the two sides."

The content of the newspaper is not about Manila. It turns out that this is the work of the London Intelligence Station of China SHIELD, secretly providing fake news to newspapers in London, misleading British public opinion.

In fact, although the news about Manila Bay was sent back to London, the British government did not immediately release it because Marlin's five warships were wiped out, which made the British Empire's face thrown to Mars, and I was embarrassed to take it out and inform the people.

At the same time, the British government did not know who started first, because the Chinese Navy destroyed the Marin fleet with lightning speed and captured all the British insiders. Therefore, the British government only received news that Marin was wiped out and did not know anything else.

Of course, most people in the British government believe that Marin must have taken action first, after all, Marin is extremely suspicious of revenge. At the same time, the British did not believe that the Chinese Navy dared to take the initiative to attack the British Empire Navy.

It was this misjudgment that led to the British government not releasing the situation of Marin as soon as possible, but hoped to wait until the Klaus fleet eliminated the Chinese overseas protection fleet, and then publicize the results, so as to weaken the defeat of the Marin squadron to the greatest extent, so that it could not affect the glory and invincible image of the British Empire Navy.

Unfortunately, SHIELD took the lead in making a comeback, misleading British public opinion and published the news that the British Navy took the lead in attacking the Chinese Navy, and took the opportunity to occupy the commanding heights of public opinion.

At this moment, the British government was caught off guard. The official spokesperson hurriedly came out to refute the rumors, saying that there was no such incident, but he could not provide evidence.

On the other hand, the British people were as self-righteous as the British government, and they believed that the Chinese Navy did not dare to take the initiative to attack the British Empire Navy, so Marin must have been eager to take revenge and deliberately provoked the war.

If Ma Lin, who was in the labor camp in the concentration camp, heard this news, he would probably die immediately after vomiting blood and hitting the wall. Even if he died, he would be so angry that he would crawl out of the coffin.

Public opinion made the British government very embarrassed. The sneak attack on others was destroyed by others without success. The British Empire was fed to the dogs.

"What does Klaus do for? Is he a pig?"

"This cannot be blamed on Klaus. The Chinese Navy suddenly went south to protect overseas Chinese, which is much beyond our predictions. Who would have thought that China, which never treats overseas Chinese as humans, would react so quickly?"

The Prime Minister's Office in Downing Street and the British Cabinet members held an emergency meeting. The defeat in the first battle really affected morale too much, especially when the IQ of British citizens generally increased.

Prime Minister Palmston was furious and stared at Admiral Fraser fiercely.

Fraser smiled and said, "Prime Minister, don't be in a hurry. Although Marin was defeated and lost five warships, it will not cause a burden to the Asian fleet. Klaus still has more than 20 main battleships, which is the sum of the four major fleets of the Chinese Navy. Now the two fleets of the Chinese Navy are only going south to Manila, and we will definitely not be able to defeat Klaus. We only need to wait one more day. Klaus's good news will be sent back, and the people will forget Marin's failure."

Palmston frowned and said, "The Marin incident is second. The problem is that Manila is now occupied by the Chinese Shence Army. This is not a good thing. In the future, the maritime passages between the British Empire and the East Asia will be blocked."

Fraser still had a smiling face and said, "The Prime Minister doesn't have to worry. The Philippines is the Spanish's flesh, and the Spanish royal family will never give up."

Palmston asked back, "But the Spaniards have long been in decline. What are they going to fight against the Chinese?"

At this time, Foreign Minister Henry took over the topic.pbtt. replied: "Of course the Spaniards do not have that ability, but they will ask us for help. Only the Spaniards bowed to us. In the future, on the European continent, the French would not dare to develop the navy. They could only develop the army with all their might and guard against Spain and Germany. If a new balance of power is formed in Europe, the empire would be easy."

However, Palmston is obviously not interested in curbing France and maintaining the balance of Europe. He said: "The focus now is on how to deal with the Chinese. They are no longer willing to be trapped near East Asia and intend to break out of East Asia to expand their sphere of influence. Once they gain a foothold in the Philippines, the empire's interests in Southeast Asia will be severely challenged in the future."

Henry smacked his lips and said, "What should I do? Will the Empire send troops to the Philippines? It seems a bit difficult to fight against the Chinese Shence Army on land."

As he said that, Henry glanced at General Harris, the Secretary of the Army.

Harris felt Henry's gaze and snorted coldly, saying, "Does the foreign minister look down on our army so much?"

Henry sneered: "Two consecutive defeats on the battlefield of Songhu, and the Battle of Myanmar was also a complete defeat. If I want to be looked down upon, your army must also be successful!"

"What did you say!" Harris stood up and glared at Henry, trying to beat someone up.

"Okay, why bother! Sit down!" Palmston ordered immediately.

Harris turned to Palmston and asked, "Please allow the Imperial Army to fight and get back the glory and dignity of the British Empire!"

Palmston and Henry looked at each other and were filled with joy. This was just a two-act scene between the two. As expected, Harris was fooled.

"General Harris, don't force it! Besides, the royal members of the parliament will not allow it!"

"I decided, I will persuade the royals to agree!"

Harris has a close relationship with the royal family. He insists on dispatching the army, but the royal family has no way to stop it.

This is the biggest obstacle for Palmston's liberals. If Harris takes action to clear this obstacle, then the British right-wing warring faction will have the upper hand and support Britain to go to war with China.

In fact, Palmston was too worried. As long as the truth of Marin's defeat was revealed, no matter whether the royal family stopped it, the British government in charge of Palmston could declare war on China.

Britain quickly convened a parliament. Although there was no detailed evidence of Marin's defeat, in order to start a war, it was naturally necessary to accuse China of something wrong.

Despite the opposition of the royal family, the parliament passed the decision to start a war against China by one vote. This vote was voted by Harris and played a decisive role.

The parliament decided to let Klaus lead the main force of the Asian fleet to Manila immediately, destroy the Chinese overseas Chinese protection fleet to avenge the Marin squadron, and at the same time help the Spanish army regain control of Manila.

In fact, this is a decisive action and then a report. The Klaus fleet had already started war with the Chinese overseas Chinese protection fleet, but the British government was obviously guilty and changed its excuse.

At this moment, the news of the war between the Klaus fleet and the Chinese Overseas Protection Fleet had not been transmitted back to Britain. If the British knew that the Klaus fleet had been severely damaged by a 10,000-ton battleship under absolute advantage, I wonder what the expression would be.

The eyes of European and American public opinion turned to Asia again after five years. In just 25 years, Britain and China actually broke out three large-scale wars in a row. The only time was that they fought against the Qing Dynasty and won the battle, and the remaining two were defeated to the New China.

Now less than five years have passed since the Third Yabo War, and the war broke out again in Britain and China.

And this time, who will win and who will win, all countries around the world pay close attention to it, because this is not only the British-China war, but also a direct conflict between the East and the West.

The German Empire was filled with jubilation. Publicly accusing British hegemony and colonial aggression against the East were the culprits, and hoped that China would win in the end.

The British were very annoyed by the public opinion in Germany, but the Italians supported Germany because the Kingdom of Italy, like Germany, was an emerging power that had just obtained national unity.

Unfortunately, the colonies around the world have been divided. If Germany and Italy want to get a share of the pie, they have to snatch them from the traditional old powers Britain, France, Spain and other countries. But Britain and France are too powerful, but Spain is controlled by the Catholic Church. Germany and Italy dare not act rashly against Spain.

Therefore, when a war broke out between Britain and China, Germany and Italy realized that the opportunity had come, and they hoped that China would win, so that the country and military strength could be weakened.

"The time interval between Britain and China in recent times is very short. Except for the first Yabi War, the remaining two Opium Wars and the current re-opening war are only less than five years apart. This frequency is far beyond the Russian-Turkey War. I believe that even if Britain wins China in the end, it will decline from its hegemony in the world. This is an excellent opportunity for the great rejuvenation of our German Empire."

In the German Imperial Parliament, Prime Minister Bismarck expressed his views. He was very happy and was happy to see Britain and China continue to fight.

"Do you mean we should take the opportunity to start another war?" William I asked. He valued Bismarck very much. It was precisely because of Bismarck's methods that Germany won the Pentagon War, the Pentagon War and the Franco-Prussian War one after another, winning a large area of ​​territory and promoting the unification of the German Empire.

Bismarck shook his head and said, "It's not possible yet, because France has not participated in this war against China. If we want to annex the Austro-Hungarian Empire, France, Spain, and Britain, it will not allow it. In this case, it will be detrimental to us."

William I was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?"

Bismarck explained: "I want to visit China and meet the legendary emperor Li Weiguo in China. I think there must be a lot to say between me and him. This may bring an opportunity for our German Empire to rise!"

"You are going to meet the Chinese emperor? At this time? Britain just started war against China?" William I was even more puzzled.

But Bismarck smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, this is a political strategy. At this time, the British are sure to get angry, but they will not go to war with the empire when they are fighting with China. The British will only try their best to appease us, so that we can negotiate terms with the British, as long as we get the benefits we need."

William I's eyes lit up and asked, "What are our benefits?"

Bismarck thought for a while and said, "To put it bluntly, there is hope that the British will acquiesce us to annex the Austro-Hungarian Empire. To put it down, Britain will allow the empire to open up some colonies overseas. For example, if you want to open up a colony of the German Empire in Africa, the British must nod."

"And!" Bismarck paused and continued: "I think the Chinese would have the same idea as the British. Judging from the strategy of the Chinese emperor exporting advanced weapons and equipment such as Gatling machine guns to the Empire and France at the same time, the Chinese emperor also wanted to make Europe chaotic and let the Empire restrain Britain and France's energy. Therefore, I may have a great harvest when I go to China this time!"

William I was immediately very happy and immediately approved Bismarck's plan.

However, if Bismarck wants to visit China, he still needs permission from the Chinese government, so he has to send a special envoy to the Chinese Vanguard for negotiations. Then, after the Chinese Vanguard for the official invitation, Bismarck can set off for China for a state visit.

The German style has always been to implement it immediately after deciding. He soon notified the German ambassador to China by telegram, and submitted a request to the Chinese Yuan Lefan Court through the ambassador to China.

The Old Summer Palace, the Palace of Peace of Heart.

Li Weiguo was really worried about the war in Southeast Asia, so he had no intention of attending court and stayed in the Yangxin Hall all day long.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Peilun, the head of the Lifan Academy (Minister of Foreign Affairs) to ask for a meeting!" The maid of the eunuch walked in and reported to Li Weiguo.

"Didn't you say that today's government affairs will be handed over to the cabinet for handling it yourself?" Li Weiguo frowned immediately, but when he heard the words Zhang Peilun, he still asked patiently: "What's his business?"

The maid of the eunuch replied: "Mr. Zhang said that the German Minister had just submitted an application, saying that the German Emperor William I greeted His Majesty and planned to send the Prime Minister to China, hoping that His Majesty can receive him."

"William I sent the Prime Minister to visit China? At this time? Wait, Prime Minister, could it be Bismarck?" Li Weiguo was shocked. Bismarck was a big shot, the legend of the entire 19th century **oss, the Iron-blooded Prime Minister. Even in the era of Li Weiguo, he was a household name.

"Call Zhang Peilun in!" Li Weiguo immediately became interested. Bismarck's visit to China was a great thing. If he could meet this great man, it would be a great pleasure in life. If he could talk to Bismarck about life, he would definitely benefit a lot.

"The right minister of the Ministry of Propaganda and Rites and the head of the Lifan Court, Zhang Peilun, met with the Heart Hall of Yangxin!"

"The right minister of the Ministry of Propaganda and Rites and the head of the Lifan Court, Zhang Peilun, met with the Heart Hall of Yangxin!"

The place where Zhang Peilun was waiting was in the outer palace. It was still a distance from the inner palace where the Yangxin Palace was located, so Xuanzhao needed to pass it down manually one by one.

In the past, there were eunuchs Xuanzhao in the palace. The voice of Li Weiguo wanted to vomit when he heard it, so after ascending the throne, he dismissed all eunuchs and only retained the female guards.

Li Weiguo listened to the female guards outside the hall crying like an oriole singing, which was pleasing to the eye and a beautiful scenery.

However, Zhang Peilun was honest all the way, without looking sideways.

"I am the right minister of the Ministry of Rites and the head of the Lifan Academy, Zhang Peilun, to pay tribute to the emperor. Long live my emperor!"

I don’t know when it started, but Li Weiguo also liked others to call him long live.

This is human nature. No one doesn’t want to live forever, even if it’s just a psychological comfort.

"No gift!"

Li Weiguo glanced at Zhang Peilun and thought to himself that this son-in-law should have been Li Hongzhang, but now that Li Weiguo has done this, Zhang Peilun doesn't have to cling to Li Hongzhang anymore and is directly valued. He doesn't know whether he will become Li Hongzhang's son-in-law again, nor does he know whether Bing Xin's Ouni will be born.

Whenever he thinks of Bing Xin'ani, Li Weiguo smiles bitterly, not knowing whether he is right or wrong in rewriting history.

Zhang Peilun reported to Li Weiguo truthfully about Bismarck's mission to China. Li Weiguo thought about it and found that there are both advantages and disadvantages.

You should know that Bismarck is a character, and he must have a purpose when he comes to China on his own initiative.

"What is his purpose when you say Bismarck suddenly visits China?"

Zhang Peilun was originally from the Qingliu school, and was from the imperial examination. He was very talented. He was recommended by Li Weiguo to major in International Relations and Diplomacy at Danfu University.

Li Weiguo's original intention was to find a diplomatic genius like Tang Shaoyi. Unfortunately, Tang Shaoyi was too young, so he could only let Zhang Peilun take on the role of a foreign minister first.

Fortunately, Zhang Peilun still attaches great importance to this role and does it very well.

"Report to Your Majesty, I think Bismarck's visit to China at this time is nothing more than just talking about Britain, perhaps forming an alliance, or perhaps gaining some benefits."
Chapter completed!