Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 387
"The French people are peace-loving, and the Chinese people are also peace-loving. I hope we can continue our friendship." Briand's words are not wrong, the people do not desire war, but the leaders of those countries hold power Talented people always think about waging war.

At this time, British Prime Minister Balfour held Briand's hand from the side: "I hope that your Excellency can visit the UK and take our cooperation to another step."

"I am always eager to visit the UK to discuss international forms and cooperation between our countries. When I have time, I will definitely lead a delegation to the UK." Briand responded enthusiastically. In fact, the whole world knows that Britain and France He is the closest ally, and saying such things is obviously acting.

US President Theodore Roosevelt (the one in World War II was called Franklin Roosevelt) walked over with a smile and hugged Briand: "Our two countries are old friends. I didn't expect to meet this time in the great imperial capital of China."

After meeting with Roosevelt, only Italian Prime Minister Orlando remained.But Briand didn't have a good impression of Italy and Orlando at all. Italy would only be a fool in the World War, and he really didn't want to deal with such people.After a brief diplomatic greeting, they boarded a Chinese car.All the members of the delegation needed to take a break. Guided by the members of the embassy who greeted them, the delegation came to live in a luxury apartment arranged in Beijing.Some live directly in their embassy.Everyone was very tired and collapsed in their own rooms as soon as they arrived at the station.However, the imperial guards outside the embassy were waiting in full force and arranged a tight guard circle.

Outside Xuanwumen, there are embassies from more than [-] countries gathered here, and there are many special attractions.From the French embassy, ​​you can see the ancient Fayuan Temple, and to the west is the former residence of Ji Xiaolan, a celebrity in the Qing Dynasty.The facilities here are well-equipped and the living environment is good. It is a relatively high-end residence.The members of the delegation got up from the bed in a daze the next day.Gu Weijun, a Chinese receptionist serving the French embassy, ​​is arranging breakfast for everyone in the restaurant. The chef is arranged by China. The breakfast is the most characteristic of old Beijing, such as wonton, tofu nao, soybean milk, and fried dough sticks.It was the first time for Bai Lian and others to eat this kind of food. They were a little strange and cautious at first, but it became more and more delicious later on, especially General Foch who ate three catties of deep-fried dough sticks and a bowl of tofu nao.

After breakfast, start planning your day.At present, the preparations for the Beijing Peace Conference are almost done, so there is nothing for everyone to do during the few days waiting for the conference.So everyone thinks that we should take a good look around Beijing and get to know this ancient and mysterious oriental country well.

"Mr. Gu, what is the itinerary for us today?" Foch stuffed the last fried dough stick into his mouth, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and asked with a full belch.

Gu Weijun pondered for a while, looked at Foch and said: "This morning, go to Dashilan for fun. After eating there, visit the Great Wall in the afternoon." Not in vain.After getting a satisfactory answer, Foch couldn't help but grabbed another fried dough stick and brought a bowl of soy milk.Gu Weijun who was watching was really clicking his tongue.

The three members of the delegation, including Briand, and their entourage stood on the Badaling Great Wall overlooking the beautiful mountains of China.

Briand looked at Foreign Minister South and said, "Do you know the history of this great building? If you want to understand China, you must understand the Great Wall."

Sous nodded and said with a smile: "Although I have never been here, I still have some understanding of the history of the Great Wall. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods in China, the princes of various countries built beacon towers and connected them with city walls in order to defend against the invasion of other countries. This formed the earliest Great Wall. Afterwards, the kings of all dynasties almost reinforced and expanded it. It is also called the "Great Wall of Ten Thousand Miles" because it is tens of thousands of miles long. But at that time there was no machinery, all the labor had to be done by manpower, and the working environment was very difficult with high mountains, steep cliffs and deep ravines. The Great Wall stretches from the Yalu River in the east to Jiayuguan in Gansu in the west.” Then he looked at Gu Weijun Said: "Mr. Gu, am I right?"

Gu Weijun smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be so proficient in Chinese history and culture, I admire you."

Briand said thoughtfully: "The Chinese can actually build such a great building, what kind of nation would this be?"

At this time, a guard in full armor ran to Gu Weijun's side to report to him, and then left quickly.Gu Weijun's face suddenly became ugly: "About a company of armed men marched towards us. It is still unclear who they are, but judging from their clothes, they should be the Kaiser's guard."

Gu Weijun said in a deep voice, "Have you told others about the activity arrangements of the French embassy?"

The captain of the guard is also quite nervous now, and thought about it carefully: "Germany is also one of the organizers. The Kaiser's office staff came over to ask for a copy of our travel plan. They are also a routine. There is no problem."

"However, we still need to pay attention to it. Just notify the guards and monitor and pay attention." Gu Weijun ordered.

The person who came was indeed Kaiser Wilhelm II. I don't know whether he was on purpose or not. He actually came to the Badaling Great Wall at this time, and he also brought his own guards directly under him.

The guards responsible for defending the French delegation stopped the German guards on the periphery out of their duties, but the Kaiser's guards were by no means ordinary people. Stand up.

The guard regiment will not consider any political consequences, they will only faithfully perform their own defense tasks, and they also occupy a strong firepower point, and even arranged snipers in some inconspicuous places, with the scope facing William II The head of the world!
People all over the world know that the Germans and the Gauls are inseparable old enemies. From Napoleon's sweep of Berlin back then, to the Franco-Prussian War decades ago, to the current European War, Germany and France fought for Europe. He has been fighting for hundreds of years, and now he meets here by chance. The so-called meeting of enemies is extremely jealous. Who can guarantee that there will be no accidents.On the contrary, Gu Weijun and the guards protecting the safety of the French delegation were caught in the middle, which seemed very embarrassing.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Gu Weijun hurriedly trotted to King William II, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I really didn't expect to see you here. It's a great honor."

William II was still as arrogant as ever. It can be said that with his character, looking at the whole world, no one paid attention to him except Guan Xuqing who was afraid of him.He stroked his mustache on his upper lip, and said lightly, "Is the Frenchman in front? It looks like Briand, right?"

"Hehe, yes, according to the arrangement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I will accompany the French representative to visit here today."

"Well, good. Let the Frenchman come and see me." After saying this, William turned around.

Gu Weijun grinned, here is the Kaiser, and there is the head of France. The two countries are still sworn enemies. It is absolutely impossible for Briand to bow his head to William.But William has a high prestige in front of the Chinese emperor. How dare he go against what he said, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to Briand, pretending to smile and said: "Your Excellency, the person who is opposite is the German emperor." Your Majesty, he is very happy to see you here, and very much hopes to have a brief meeting with you, because after all, you are the two most powerful countries in Europe, and you are also the two closest neighbors. Hehe." As a foreign affairs officer, First of all, you must have the ability to make peace with each other. Up to now, Gu Weijun has no choice but to say this, hoping to avoid troubles.Because he knew that once this conflict happened, the consequences would be incalculable to anyone.

What Gu Weijun didn't expect was that Brian said calmly: "Okay, the Kaiser is a busy person, and it's hard to see him usually. I have a lot of questions and I want to exchange opinions with him."

Under the watchful eyes of the two guards, Briand tidied up his clothes and walked towards William in a grand manner.The two shook hands, hugged, and then walked slowly along the ancient city wall while talking.

Gu Weijun's tense palms were covered with sweat. With his status, it was impossible for him to participate in the conversation between the two giants. He just heard William's meaningful words: "Only here can you overlook the world."

Gu Weijun watched nervously the two heads of state talking, while the guards on both sides were still tensely confronting each other, gradually a suspenseful heart was relieved, the two seemed to be chatting happily, and burst into hearty laughter from time to time.After about 10 minutes, the two shook hands and hugged again, and then left the Great Wall with their entourage.

Gu Weijun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead while walking, he took a peek and saw that Brian's complexion had turned livid at some point!
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Wu Tingfang was reporting to the emperor about the arrangements for the peace conference. "Your Majesty, the peace meeting is under preparation, but it may be delayed compared to the scheduled time." Since the preparation time for this Beijing peace meeting is very short, Guan Xuqing temporarily appointed Liang Qichao as the host of the meeting, and Wu Tingfang is fully responsible for the specific preparations .

"Well, you just need to seize the time." Guan Xuqing's face was a little gloomy.He is not in a very good mood now, because he has just heard the news of the meeting between the Kaiser and the Great Wall Briand, and he is still unable to judge whether this is a dangerous signal or a positive message.But at least from this matter, it reflects that the empire's arrangements for this peace conference were not appropriate. It is especially hard to imagine that the two old enemies, the Kaiser and the French Prime Minister, would suddenly encounter each other. Thankfully, there was no conflict. up.

"Representatives from various countries have arrived in Beijing one after another. In the past two days, we have sent special personnel to guide them to visit various scenic spots in Beijing." Wu Tingfang continued to report, but the emperor's expression already made him a little uneasy.

(End of this chapter)