C2048 The barbarian king?

Duke of Newcastle had a very bad impression of the Qing Dynasty. It was not only because of the seal, backwardness and the two battles, but more importantly, it was because of the barbarity of the Qing Dynasty.

The good impression that the British had of China's inheritance and of Marco Polo's travels vanished in the brutality that they witnessed over and over again.

In fact, the Duke of Newcastle did not want to accept this mission at all. In his mind, those barbarians were not worthy of such a high standard.

But at the same time, he knew that this diplomatic convention was destined to go down in history. In order to give the Queen this glory, he had to muster up his spirit to complete the mission.

So from the very beginning the Duke had come with a perfunctory attitude, and even he was opposed to the Queen using the Victory as a national treasure. However, when the two ships crossed paths with the Zhiyuan Warship, the Chinese salute still had 21 cannons, which made Duke of Newcastle very pleased, as he had gained a lot more points in one go.

Initially, the Duke did not want to get on the Zhiyuan Warship. He only wanted to accompany the guests on the Victory into the Thames River and casually walk around for a bit. Actually, according to the earliest practice arrangements, he should have gotten on the Zhiyuan Warship to accompany them throughout the journey.

If the guest was polite, the master would of course show some respect, and the old impression would disappear a lot. The Duke was extremely curious and felt that he should meet the little emperor and the head of the Chinese clan.

This time, it was indeed extraordinary. The little emperor was not as arrogant as the Eastern Emperor was rumored to be. On the contrary, he was unusually amiable and did not put on any airs.

Xiao Letian's entire body was releasing the aura of a scholar, his smile shining brightly.

"My God! Could it be that all the information that the Expeditionary forces brought back was wrong? "Didn't they say that the politicians of the East are all fat pigs, greedy and stupid idiots, and that they are wild and conceited …"

"However, the Emperor and the Head of State in front of me didn't have any of those characteristics. Could it be that I've received a fake Emperor? And the false prime minister? "

It was no wonder the Duke of Newcastle had such doubts in his heart, because the information that the Expeditionary forces had given him back in the past was not good at all. The details of how the Qing Dynasty tortured and killed envoys especially shocked the upper echelons of Europe.

At that time, the British and French combined forces had already captured the Da Gu Kou, but the allied forces still did not have any plans to attack the Beijing.

The other reason was that there was no need, the English and French did not want a military occupation of China, they did not have that much appetite, they only wanted the right to preach and the right to diplomacy, plus the three conditions of expanding the business circle.

It was just these three conditions.

That was why the allied army had sent Bashari with 39 envoys to Beijing to negotiate with the Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, it was because of the issue of kowtowing that caused such a ruckus.

Not only did Ba Xia Li not see Emperor Xian Feng, but due to the arguments of him kneeling down, Qing Dynasty became furious and directly seized the envoy.

During the process of detention, Ba Xia Li and the rest were treated inhumanly. Seng Gelinqin sent his soldiers to kowtow towards Ba Xia Li until their foreheads started to bleed profusely.

On one side, Seng Gelinqin was forcing him to order his troops to retreat, but in the end, she could only helplessly reply that she was a special envoy, and didn't get the authority to order him to retreat.

The furious Seng Gelinqin allowed him to kowtow, and in the end, the Special Envoy who had his head smashed into pieces was thrown into the Ministry of Justice prison, where he continued to be tortured.

The remaining 30 envoys were in an even more miserable state. They were imprisoned in the cells of the Yuan Ming Yuan, what kind of treatment did they receive in the Yuan Ming Yuan? Survivors have memoirs that document this.

"When these people were being escorted, their hands were tied with soaked leather ropes that had never been untied since. "This kind of leather rope is more restrictive than it can be, and within a few days, the binding area has begun to rot and give birth to maggots …"

"When these people first arrived, Emperor Xian Feng came to interrogate them, but after the defeat of the Chinese side in the oculi bridge battle, Emperor Xian Feng fled in panic, leaving the rest unattended. "And so, these foreign ministers were forced to kneel on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs. Three days without any progress …"

"Thames News reporter Balbi died on the fourth day. Her corpse was placed in a cell for three days, and then thrown into the wilderness for the wild dogs to eat …"

"Lieutenant Anderson, maggots are growing on his hands and feet. He looks at the maggots in his hands spreading all over his body and his mind is in a state of disorder. He shouts for three days and dies …"

"A French convict, who had maggots in his mouth, ears, and nose, was also mad... A survivor even counted maggots in the prison, saying that he could produce 1,000 maggots a day! "

Of the 39 envoys, only 19 survived and returned. This was the most famous event in the history of human diplomacy, the Bashari.

At that time, he had already ordered the destruction of Yuan Ming Yuan as a punishment for the barbaric acts of the Qing Dynasty.

From the time of the Bastille incident, Europe's impression of China had changed like an avalanche. The elites who had access to this information had completely swept the Qing Dynasty out of the ranks of the civilized nations, and China had fallen to be the representative of the barbarians.

Right now in Europe, only the common people still had the beautiful impression of China, and all the government executives had already given up all hope on the Qing Dynasty.

Especially in the eyes of the British, the Qing Dynasty was a slave owner that could be used as a partner. Through his help, they could more easily seize the wealth of China.

That was why the Duke of Newcastle's contempt was justified. However, he had never thought that the young emperor and the gentle head of the family would make him start to doubt himself.

Such a courteous emperor, rarely seen even in Europe. Was he really the king of barbarians?

Duke of Newcastle lowered his waist even more, and said respectfully, "Your majesty's grace makes Foreign ministers sigh with emotion, this time I am representing myself in expressing my sincere welcome to Your Majesty, if there is a chance, I would invite Your Majesty to my feudal fiefdom … I have a football team, and it's worth a look... "

"Newcastle Union?" Xiao Letian could not help but exclaim.

Duke was stunned, "Ah …" Führer, are you going to give my team a name? Why was it called a team? However, since it's a team that I've set up, it should be possible for it to be crowned with my title! "

"Hahaha …" "Thank you for the title. From now on, my team will be called Newcastle Union."

Xiao Letian almost choked to death on his own saliva. This was a pleasure that only Transcenders could experience, who would have thought that this famous team was named after him?

But this pleasure couldn't be said to be unfounded. He could only suppress it within his heart, as though it was about to cause him internal injuries.