C1857 Statement of the State

"Fail, complete failure!" This is the shame of Scotland Yard! " Within the Prime Minister's residence, Benjamin was berating the Chief of Police. The ban had been in place for four days, but Xiao Letian's underground publications were still circulating.

Because everything was voluntary, there was no profit in the circulation of the publication, and the newspaper numbers were only attacks on France, which left the British police at a loss.

"Respected Prime Minister, it's not that we aren't working hard to capture you, but we really don't know how to deal with these citizens … Did he call the French illegal? "I don't think so. Since it's not against the law, we don't even know how many fines we should be fined!"

"The scarier thing is that there are many councilors in the Lower House who are putting pressure on us. They say that if the police department dares to punish the citizens of London for cursing the French, they will... I'm going to impeach you! "

"Hmph …" Benjamin scoffed, "These idiots that only know how to buy things for their voters don't know where the core interests of British Empire are. They only know how to cause trouble …"

Although he was scolding, Benjamin was very clear in his heart that this ban was not meant to be used by the masses. Xiao Letian had craftily cut into the hearts of the British citizens, and scolding the French was always an interesting thing with a common people as a basis.

Benjamin who was frowning his eyebrows was also at a loss for what to do. For those people who are spreading rumors about their position in private, you really can't do anything about them. Fine? Imprison? Or was it just a verbal warning? If the punishment was light, it wouldn't have any effect. If the punishment was severe, it would definitely cause a public protest and directly cause a parliamentary protest.

"What should I do? "Just what should I do …" Just as Benjamin was deep in thought, the secretary suddenly walked out without knocking.

"Prime Minister! Prime Minister... "The letter of credence was just announced by someone from Buckingham Palace. A letter of credence was delivered …"

"National letter? Where did this letter come from! " Benjamin stood up in shock. His personal secretary was the most calm and reliable person he had ever seen.

"It's a letter from the Great Qing. Sir Ai Liguo, who has just returned with us, has already disembarked from the ship. He did not return home, but went straight to Buckingham Palace to pay his respects to Her Majesty …"

"How can this be? Arrange a carriage for me to see the queen. What did the people of Qing say? "

"I'm not sure. I don't have any clues at all. This is the first time that sealed country has taken the initiative to submit a letter of credence to us … Could it be the legendary news of the Emperor Tongzhi travelling across Europe? "

Benjamin put on his clothes, did not bother to pay attention to Chief of Police, and directly left, "Who knows what will happen? Your guess is not impossible. There are many ways to prove that Xiao Letian wanted to bring His Majesty Tongzhi on a tour of Europe … But aren't they at war? "

"If they lose this war in the Far East, how will they have the mood to come to Europe? Xiao Letian will face all the punishments in Europe soon, who will welcome him? "

"Could it be that he already has the confidence to win!?" God, is there a change in the situation in the Far East... No wonder he risked his life to carry out the Eastern Chinese series in Europe. Could it be that he already knew that we had to make a mistake? "

"Quick, quick, quick..." "Go see the queen immediately!"

Chief of Police was left in his room, his face was filled with shock as he listened to the Prime Minister's conversation.

The first thing he did was to inform his economic man, telling him to prepare to short out the roubles. He knew that if the news of the defeat in the Far East of the Sharal Russia was spread to the City of London, the value of the Sharal's bonds would immediately plummet.

"Those who have bonds now quickly throw them away. Those who can afford to short them, make sure to short them immediately. Hurry up and inform my economy …"

The butler on top of the carriage faithfully carried out Chief of Police's orders. Immediately, he rented a horse carriage and left the streets.

The smell of the countless reporters in City of London was also very sensitive. When Sir Ai Liguo returned to Europe, the news had already spread around, and it was unknown where they got the news, but it did not take long for the various major newspapers to publish the news.

"Sir Ai Liguo, who has been staying in the Great Qing all year round, has already returned to London by 6 o'clock this morning. Strangely enough, Sir Ai Liguo did not reunite with his family, nor did he go to see the new Prime Minister. "According to reliable news, Sir Ai Liguo had brought a letter from the Qing Empire this time. As for the exact details, no one knows …"

"Important news!" "According to the people who knew about the matter, the Minister brought back the letter from the Great Qing Empire. The Emperor, who is not in charge of the affairs of the family, is about to visit Europe, so the Qing Empire hopes that the British Empire can settle the security and hospitality matters …"

This was truly an ironic matter. When Prime Minister Benjamin had just entered Buckingham Palace, the news of the emergency account outside the newspaper had already started to spread by the side of the road three hours later, not to mention those faster illegal publications. Among the Chinese fans, the news of Tongzhi coming to Europe had already started to spread.

The Prime Minister had not received the details of the letter, but the citizens of London already knew the details, which showed how powerful the mastermind was.

The empress and other members of the royal family, including the prime minister, were at a loss as to what to do in the face of the Qing Empire's letter.

The history of mankind has been documented for more than three thousand years, but for three thousand years, Europe and Asia have never been visited by an emperor.

This was a big event that was destined to be recorded forever in history. Although the British Empire was now so strong that they were called British Empire, in terms of civilization, he was far inferior to the Chinese civilization.

Chinese civilization has not been broken for three thousand years, where people believe in the same religion, culture, morals, and adhere to the largely unchanged boundaries of the Central Plains.

And Europe? After the Greek and Roman civilizations came the dark Middle Ages, when the cities and states competed for hegemony, battling against each other for more than a thousand years.

Although the European monarchs despised the backward China, they were still somewhat awed by the unbroken state of the three thousand years of civilization.

At the bottom of the letter was a translation that was personally written by Sir Ai Liguo. Benjamin had already read it for a good five minutes.

"That shouldn't be the case! The country that was locked away actually agreed to the emperor's visit? Didn't they believe that they were the center of the world? Is it not true that they should live in the Forbidden City and receive the tribute of the nations? When will they allow a monarch to visit the state? "

Ai Liguo listened to the Prime Minister's mutters and smiled to himself, and said, "How is this the Qing Kingdom Central Committee agreeing!? They were forced to do so. The empress dowagers who holds the power in the Qing Empire and the few princes were opposed to it from the very beginning! "

"It's a pity that Xiao Letian used force to force his way through and took away his emperor's student. At the moment, Emperor Tongzhi has already flown out of the palms of those people, they can't even stop him!"

"That empire cares too much about face. Since I can't stop them, I can only choose to accept it. Giving in my own country letter is just a way to put money on my own face!"