Kowloon wins

Chapter 1048

"His Royal Highness, we and the Six Kingdoms did come here with great sincerity. We can only express our great regret for your statement. Let's adjourn the meeting and discuss it again in the future, okay?"

In terms of diplomacy, the Kingdom of Great Britain, especially with all countries except the West, has always put blackmail first, followed by big sticks and carrots. Now, with Hongqing's attitude of not being afraid of war, blackmail is obviously a bit of a joke I can't go on. As for the big stick and the carrot, they seem to be useless, at least they won't have any effect in front of the eyes. In view of this, Earl Wilson is unwilling to negotiate the matter and just break up. Spreading his hands with regret on his face, he made a request for adjournment.

"Adjourn the meeting? Of course, but there is one thing that I have to inform you first, that is, my time is limited, and I will give you ten days at most. No matter how many rounds of negotiations are held during the period, once the ten days arrive, the negotiations will be completed. There is no need to proceed any further, and you can go back to your own countries. As for the relationship with us, the Qing Dynasty, then you kings or emperors can make their own choices, and that’s all for now, let’s see off the guests!”

At this delicate moment when Emperor Chengde could return to the sea at any time, how could Hong Qing be in the mood to play marathon negotiations with the envoys of the six countries, let alone Hong Qing never let go of the threat of war from the six countries? In his heart, his words were very hard-hearted, and he gave an ultimatum to the envoys of the six countries without any explanation.

"Farewell."

Seeing Hongqing's tough attitude, Earl Wilson's expression changed involuntarily, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, as if he wanted to say something, but he still didn't say anything in the end, he just bowed and said After a salute and a polite sentence, he led the envoys from the six countries and the others to leave the Summer Palace.

"Hmph, a group of bastards, but a small barbarian country, dare to threaten my Huanghuang Heavenly Dynasty, they really don't know how to live or die!"

Rong Zhu was not originally a hot-tempered person, but he was really angry with Grand Duke Petrovich's words and deeds before. Even though the envoys from the six countries have left, the anger in Rong Zhu's heart has not diminished much, and he opened his mouth angrily. With a voice.

"He who comes is not kind, and those who are kind don't come, my lord, I think this matter is not that simple. If the real talk collapses, the interests of the 'Eight Banners Company' will be greatly affected. If..., the consequences I'm afraid it's a bit embarrassing."

Lang Erheng was also extremely disgusted and dissatisfied with the threat of war from the envoys of the six countries, but he was more worried about the serious consequences of the breakdown of the negotiations. It can only be a tactful reminder.

"It doesn't matter, Mr. Lang just rest assured, the king has his own countermeasures. In the past few days, Mr. Lao Lang will spend a lot of time to take care of the gang of turtles. After ten days, all of them will be sent away. "

Lang Erheng's worries are not unreasonable. If the negotiations really collapse, the western countries may really take risks. Of course, they will definitely not choose war at the beginning, and more likely a trade embargo to block the source In this sense, the silver coins that continue to flow to the Qing Dynasty will definitely affect the interests of the "Eight Banners Firms" that rely on overseas trade for most of their income, and the children of the Eight Banners who are used to taking advantage of the benefits will inevitably follow. There were protests. Hong Qing had foreseen this, and had already considered it thoroughly. She had made a decision in her heart, but she didn't intend to say it right now, so she just spoke vaguely to appease Lang Erheng. .

"Yes, the officer obeys."

Now that Hong Qing had given such instructions, Lang Erheng was still worried in his heart, but he didn't dare to say any more, he hastily responded, and hurriedly left the Summer Palace, he was busy with entertaining matters and didn't mention it.

"My lord, it's a delicate moment. One more thing is worse than one less thing. I think it's not appropriate to delay this matter for a long time. If not, I'm afraid there will be a danger of becoming a hindrance."

Although Rong Zhu was not a member of Hongqing's sect, he had firmly stood by Hongqing's side as early as the Kangxi period, and he could definitely be regarded as one of Hongqing's confidantes. Lang Erheng didn't dare to say much, but he didn't say much. Of course, he also didn't dare to speak too bluntly, so he just mentioned something vaguely.

"Well, Master Rong has a heart, this king knows this matter well, let's just leave it as it is today, and this king will go to the palace to face the saint."

Regarding Guozuo's inheritance, Hong Qing didn't want to say too much even in the face of Rong Zhu's confidants. Walk towards the gate of the garden...

Zhoukou Lane, an ordinary alley in Guang’anmen, belongs to a branch alley of West Street, it’s not too big, it’s only about two feet wide, it’s nothing special, it’s just an ordinary alley, if you want to talk about its features Well, maybe there is only one teahouse, that is, there is a teahouse in the alleys at both ends of West Street, the one on the left is called "Xiaoxian Teahouse", and the one on the right is "Leisure Teahouse". It's like a fighting arena. On weekdays, the guys from the two teahouses are also willing to fight in a fighting arena, competing to solicit customers. The hustle and bustle may be regarded as a scene in Guang'anmen, but at this moment It was very quiet, probably because Prince Ren's grand driver was approaching from Guang'anmen, people along the street, no matter who they were, could only retreat, this is an official system, no one would dare to violate it.

Hong Qing never liked to travel by sedan chair, unless it was necessary for going to the court, usually, she used a horse-drawn carriage to travel, and this time was no exception. In the middle, it is quite comfortable, but Hongqing obviously has no intention to enjoy this kind of comfort at the moment. Although she is leaning on the brocade cushion relaxedly, her brows are slightly frowned, obviously still thinking about the relationship with her earlier. The verbal confrontation of the envoys of the six countries.

A weak country has no diplomacy. This is an eternal truth. Although the Qing Dynasty is not weak at all, on the contrary, when it comes to comprehensive strength, it can definitely be called the strongest country in the world, but it is obviously not recognized by the world powers. However, if this were not the case, there would not have been envoys from the six countries coming together to put pressure on this time. There is no doubt that there is still a long way to go for the Qing Dynasty to stand on top of the world, whether it is domestic economic and political , or the establishment of international status, all have to go through a bloody baptism. As the helmsman, the burden on Hong Qing's shoulders is not insignificant.

Well, not good!

Just as she was contemplating endlessly, an extremely intense palpitation suddenly surged up from the bottom of her heart, and Hong Qing suddenly opened her eyes. At this moment, a sudden change happened!
"Huhuhu..."

Just when Hong Qing's driver reached the street between "Xian Xian Tea House" and "Leisure Tea House", a dozen or so long-handled grenades were thrown one after another from the third floors of the two tea houses, roaring and shooting at them from both sides. Hong Qing's car smashed past, and the tail of the smoke was like mist. It was obvious that the string had been pulled over. It only took a few breaths for it to explode into one piece. An explosion of this intensity was enough to blow up the entire carriage into the sky. Go, even if Hong Qing has ten lives, she will never escape this disaster!

"There are assassins!"

Although Hong Qing had woken up before the grenade attack, but she was in the carriage, but she was absolutely unable to notice that there were so many grenades hitting outside, but someone was the first to notice something was wrong. It was Ding Song, but after hearing his loud roar, his hands were already clapping, and in an instant, countless hidden weapons were poured out like a storm, not only killing all the dozens of long-handled grenades that had not yet fallen, It bounced far away, and the windows of the teahouses on the left and right were sealed with a dense rain of hidden weapons.

"Boom, boom..."

Ding Song's concealed weapon skill is very good, but it is impossible to break through the strong long-handled grenade. All he can do is bounce those grenades away. There is no doubt that successive explosions are inevitable, although Ding Song had tried his best to throw the long-handled grenade to the place where there were few people. However, West Street is an important traffic road. Even though most of the pedestrians on the street retreated to the alley or the side of the street because of avoiding Hongqing's car, However, there are still many people standing on both sides of the street. After such a violent explosion, casualties are inevitable. In just a split second, the entire West Street became a mess, with people roaring and horses neighing. , the howls of misery one after another, the pieces of meat and stumps flying all over the sky, the appearance can be described as horrible!

"The first company attacked the 'Leisure Teahouse' on the left, and the second company took down the 'Leisure Teahouse'. The assassins are about to leave. The rest of the teams line up in place. Anyone who dares to make any noise will be killed without mercy!"

Although the casualties of innocent people in the surrounding area were not small, and the scene was even more bloody and miserable, Ding Song ignored it at all and gave a series of orders with a sharp roar.

"Yi Lian, follow me!"

"Erlian, keep up, kill in!"

……

Most of the guards in Prince Ren's Mansion are elite soldiers, and many of them are masters trained in Xiaochuanzi Hutong. Needless to say, their combat quality is strong. Although they were a little flustered due to the sudden attack, Ding Song will be waiting for him. The commanders of the battalions and companies shouted and issued orders, and in an instant a tight defensive formation was set up on the street. Rulin's spear pointed in all directions, and the carriage Hong Qing was riding in was imprisoned. At the same time, the guards of the two companies have rushed into the two teahouses at high speed, and spread out quickly. No matter who they meet, they will all be taken down. Anyone who dares to resist, Everyone was killed without mercy, and the sound of gunshots, shouts, and screams suddenly became one...

(End of this chapter)