Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1161 First arrival on Capitol Hill

"What? I..." Pu De was taken aback. He subconsciously reached out and tugged at Wu Tingfang's sleeve, and said at the same time, "I can't, I"

Pu De once spoke at a combat meeting, and he also delivered impassioned speeches in front of tens of thousands of soldiers, but he never imagined that one day he would be able to face those "disputes" who quarreled all day long in the U.S. Congress. Donkeys" and "elephants" say something.

"If His Royal Highness Pu De can accept the invitation, that would be great." Before Pu De could finish his objection, Nixon agreed first: "I think it's up to you to speak in Congress for those who are concerned about the current international situation." It will be very helpful for our cooperation if people who don't know give a speech."

"Yes, I think His Highness will not shirk such a significant matter, right?" Stalin shook the fat on his cheeks and smiled maliciously.

"This..." Pu De looked at Wu Tingfang hesitantly, he wanted to see what the old man was thinking.

Facing Pu De's gaze, Wu Tingfang smiled without saying a word, but from his eyes, Pu De could feel the meaning of support. Obviously, this matter was proposed by him, and he also supported it.

"Well, I can try my best." Pu De finally nodded and said: "But I am a person with limited talents, and I can't give those impassioned and passionate speeches. I can only truthfully tell what I know. Come out, as for the effect, it depends on the situation. If Mr. President is not afraid that I will screw things up, then I have no problem."

"Oh?" Nixon was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect the other party to say such a thing.According to the plan he envisioned, the speech in Congress tomorrow has a very important purpose, and this purpose is naturally to further strengthen the goodwill of those members of Congress towards China.

But even so, there are still a group of members of Congress who have doubts about China. These members are mainly from the southern and central states. These states have basically continued the economic model before the Civil War. They can't see what benefits the Sino-US war can bring to them, so they still hold a critical attitude towards China.

What Nixon needs now is to use certain methods to make these people realize the positive significance of the Sino-US war for improving the US economy, and let them realize that only by relying on China can the US economy be revived.

To do this, Pu De's speech must fully demonstrate the strength of the empire's military and economic power, and must make those congressmen understand that if the United States still persists in its hostile attitude towards China, then the revival of the American free economy Will become a bubble that can never be realized.

In a sense, this can be regarded as a kind of intimidation, to make those lawmakers who are afraid and imagine that the United States is the most democratic and powerful country fully realize the seriousness of the problem.However, excessive intimidation will have the opposite effect in many cases, so from this aspect, Pu De must grasp the issue of degree.His speech should not only make those congressmen realize the importance of China, but also not excessively stimulate them to panic about the strength of the Chinese people, and the grasp of this degree is the so-called art of speech.

"Mr. President, don't worry." Wu Tingfang could understand Nixon's worries, and he dispelled the worries of the ignorant president with one sentence: "You must know that our Highness is a great Confucianist in the empire. Apart from striving for victory on the battlefield, what else does he know? It’s called enough is enough.”

The translator quickly told Nixon this sentence, and Nixon immediately understood the meaning. He smiled, stopped entangled in this issue, and left with Churchill and Stalin instead.

Capitol Hill is a mound that is no more than 83 feet high. Its location is not in the center of Washington, DC, but because this part of the block brings together almost all important political institutions in the United States, it has long been the focus of attention. , and the Capitol, the highest legislative body of the United States, is located on the top of this mountain.

In the early morning, a ray of warm sunshine was blown by the breeze, and gently sprinkled on the white marble dome of the Capitol. The small bronze Statue of Liberty looked exceptionally clear under the golden sunlight.

It was nearly [-]:[-], and the parking lot near the pool in front of the building was already full of cars of all kinds. Around the square, countless well-equipped policemen were standing by, closely guarding every possible situation. corner of.Every Washington, and even every American knows that whenever this happens, it means another important meeting of Congress.

At [-]:[-], escorted by several black cars, a silver-white limousine turned around the corner of State Street and slowly drove into the square brick field of Congress Square.Seeing the slowly approaching luxury Cadillac with the Stars and Stripes and the Five-clawed Golden Dragon flag fluttering on its front, the police officers in charge of martial law in the square immediately stood up and saluted.

On the back seat of the car, Pu De looked out quietly through the brown window.This was his first visit to the United States, and even the first time he visited Capitol Hill. No matter how he disliked the United States, at this moment he had to admit that the place in front of him was indeed full of majesty.He believes that when every American comes here, he must have the same solemn mood as a Chinese person walking on Tiananmen Square or a person walking on Red Square.

Wu Tingfang, who was beside Pu De, seemed not at all interested in the scenery outside the window.From the moment he left the hotel, he had been reclining in the seat with his eyes closed, without opening his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

With a slight shaking, the car stopped in a special parking space guarded by many big men in black suits, and then a figure flashed, and the car door was pulled open from the outside.

"Your Highness, please." A smiling young man stood on the side of the car door and said to Pu De, what he said was in pure Chinese.

Pu De glanced sideways subconsciously, but found that Wu Tingfang beside him was getting out of the car door on the other side, and he also got out of the car with his head lowered.

Pu De raised his head and took a look in the direction of the Capitol, only to see that this pure white building, although not tall but very imposing, was actually entirely made of whole blocks of marble, although its occupied area was far less than The Forbidden City is vast, but in terms of momentum, it doesn't seem to be inferior at all.

"Your Highness," Marshall, who was waiting not far away, came up quickly, stood in front of Pu De, stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Good morning."

"Good morning." Pu De shook hands with him, and then said: "General Lao is waiting here."

"Should be, should be." Marshall made a gesture of invitation, and at the same time glanced at Wu Tingfang, who was talking to Nixon, and asked in a low voice: "How is Your Highness getting ready? Those people in the Congress are waiting now. Listening to your speech."

"Almost." Pu De replied.

"Almost?" Marshall's face flashed a trace of worry: "Your Highness, those congressmen are very picky, and most of them may not have a good impression of your country. After a while, I believe these people will propose based on your speech. There are many difficult questions, if you are not fully prepared, I am afraid it will be very embarrassing."

Pu De smiled and didn't say anything. He knew that the American general in front of him didn't understand what Chinese-style modesty was. If he were a Chinese, he would understand that the so-called "almost" means that he is fully prepared.

"Your Highness, I'm not joking." Seeing Pu De's disapproval, Marshall was slightly dissatisfied, and he emphasized again: "You must be fully prepared, and you must not be caught by these people. Otherwise, embarrassment is a trivial matter, and the most troublesome thing is that it may affect the overall situation of Sino-US relations."

"Don't worry, I will deal with it well." Pu De nodded and said: "Don't forget that we are all people who have experienced war. We have not been timid in the face of bullets and millions of enemy troops on the battlefield, let alone those What about district councilors who can only move their mouths?"

Marshall obviously had some doubts about the other party's words. He stared blankly at the young man in front of him for a while, then sighed and said, "Oh, I hope so. However, I still have to advise Your Highness, in the face of the accusations from those congressmen, I'm afraid it's not as easy as going to the battlefield."

Pu De smiled, he knew very well that this speech was an excellent opportunity to understand the history and political system of the United States.As far as he knows, Congress occupies the same important position as the president in the US political system. Although China has changed the US presidential election system to a candidate nomination system, this method is difficult to replicate in Congress. The reason is by no means clear in a sentence or two.Therefore, after the war, although most of the important officials in the United States were replaced, the members of Congress remained basically intact. The prince came to dismount. If the prince cannot effectively deal with it, it will cast a shadow over the future Sino-US relations, and it will also affect the consideration of the new Chinese emperor.In this case, Marshall will take the accusations of those congressmen as one thing.And what about Pu De?He wouldn't take those U.S. Congressmen who don't know the so-called so-called seriously. In his mind, those guys are no different from a pile of shit.

"Let's go, Your Highness, they are all waiting." Seeing Pu De's disapproval, Marshall stopped explaining and pointed in the direction of Nixon and Wu Tingfang.

Pu De nodded, and then, under the leadership of Marshall, walked towards Nixon and others.

(End of this chapter)