C2054 Detailed schedule

It was a hundred-page detailed schedule of diplomatic visits, detailed arrangements made by the British side in accordance with the process of the United Fleet.

Ever since the United Fleet entered the Mediterranean Sea, London had been using the high coverage of the telegraph network s in Europe to get a more detailed understanding of the United Fleet's itinerary.

All the lighthouses and observation posts along the Mediterranean Sea and on the islands were keeping track of the Zhiyuan Warship's itinerary and giving it back to London at all times. At the most extravagant, six telegrams arrived in London a day.

It is because of their accurate grasp of time that Britain has come up with an accurate, hour-to-hour welcome plan.

The joint fleet would definitely not be able to reach London today. The Zhiyuan Warship would probably reach the mouth of the Thames at dusk, so the British would not be able to prepare for the welcoming ceremony. Therefore, Xiao Letian and the others would have to sleep on the ocean for the night.

On the second day, on the 25th of July, Zhiyuan Warship officially entered the Thames River accompanied by Victory. As for the other fleet's original underground anchor, Xiao Letian's envoy team would go ashore here, and then follow the land route to London.

This schedule was too detailed. Not only were there guards in Xiao Letian's envoy, there were also chefs, dramatists, attendants, and many other accompanying items and gifts.

Thirty-six carriages will be supplied by the British, and the personnel and supplies will be brought in early to the Führer's resting place in London, the old mansion of the Duke of Marlborough.

The moment they entered London, the Zhiyuan Warship that Xiao Letian and Zai Chun were riding on started to enter the Thames River, and anchored in front of the Tower Bridge, landing.

British Prime Minister Benjamin would lead all the members of the Cabinet to wait here. Xiao Letian and Zai Chun would take the Prime Minister's carriage and head to St. Paul's Cathedral.

The Prince of Crown Prince Edward would hold a small scale welcome ceremony in the St. Paul's Cathedral. From here, the royal family would receive the welcome ceremony from the British Prime Minister.

And it was here that the diplomatic mission started to split into two parts. The first carriage was shared by Prince Edward and his Majesty, Tongzhi.

Following closely were Prime Minister Benjamin and the Duke of Newcastle who accompanied Xiao Letian in the second carriage, and followed closely after them as they drove towards the Buckingham Palace.

Behind the two carriages were Wang Huaiyuan, Sima Yun, Luo Huo and other high ranking Chinese officials' carriages, accompanied by a British high ranking noble.

Xiao Letian frowned, and continued reading!

On both sides of the road where the carriage was travelling, there were many Londoner s spontaneously gathering to watch the ceremony, the preliminary estimate was that it would exceed fifty thousand.

The Queen Victoria was waiting at Buckingham Palace for distinguished guests from the East and held a grand lunch at which the banquet hall of Buckingham Palace would be temporarily opened to European journalists for twenty minutes.

In these twenty minutes, the Queen and Tongzhi's conversation would be arranged. This was the first time Zai Chun made a sound to Europe.

Director Wang nodded his head and said, "See that? If it wasn't for us, there wouldn't be a leader! "Only the queen and her majesty have spoken. After that, the interview will end and the banquet will begin …"

Xiao Letian waved his hands and laughed, "Let me take another look, let me take another look, this is not a big deal …" Although he said that, Xiao Letian was a little unhappy in his heart.

This state visit is a one-sided relationship between the Chinese and British, Zai Chun is just using my disciple's identity as his follower!

You are not blind, can't you tell that more than 90% of the envoys are Chinese? Great Qing had always disapproved of this visit, it was just that they could not do anything about Zai Chun being in the ocean.

But on the schedule that the British had arranged, it was very obvious that Zai Chun was the host. They had placed Zai Chun above Xiao Letian, and the entire welcoming ceremony was centered around him, he did not even have the chance to make a public statement.

Xiao Letian took a deep breath to suppress the irritation in his heart. He knew that all face was useless, Zai Chun was the emperor in a diplomatic meeting, and he was just a prime minister, not to mention, the prime minister of a rising power.

Xiao Letian was a thick-skinned man who only cared about appearances, and not face. As long as he managed to get what he wanted in his pocket, he wouldn't mind giving face to Zai Chun, right?

Furthermore, Tongzhi was after all, his master and his disciple. It was his duty to be his master to help his disciple build momentum, so there was nothing to argue about.

Following that, she went back to the schedule saying that after the lunch was over, the Queen would walk around the garden alone with Zai Chun and drink tea for an hour.

"Alone? What did that mean? Am I not allowed to listen in? " Xiao Letian looked at Duke of Newcastle and asked puzzledly.

"Yes, esteemed leader, after the lunch, only the Queen and the Emperor of Tongzhi will meet alone. Don't look at me with that question in your eyes, I also don't know what the Queen will say …"

Xiao Letian knew that he wouldn't be able to get anything out of this old fox, so he continued to read.

At two in the afternoon, Zai Chun and the Queen would ride in the Queen's carriage, which was the highest grade of the British Empire, from Buckingham Palace and head to Westminster Abbey.

At the same time, it was possible to visit the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. At 5: 30 p.m., the diplomatic mission and the Royal Family would head to the State Dining Hall, which was next to the British Navy.

The party was scheduled to end at ten in the evening, but now was the time for the nobles to rest. The atmosphere of the state visit would be much more relaxed, and with music, alcohol, and women, the party might drag on into the night.

At this time, it would not be a good time to make arrangements. The Eastern diplomatic mission would decide when they would return to their residence, which was the Eastern Palace, the former Duke Marlborough's old residence, in accordance with their timetable.

"What?" Zai Chun wanted to stay in Buckingham Palace after the banquet? Won't he live with us … "

It wasn't until now that Xiao Letian found out where the atmosphere in the Director Wang was. It turned out that after the royal ball, Tongzhi, his eunuchs and guards were going to part ways with the Chinese.

Zai Chun was arranged to live in the Buckingham Palace, but Xiao Letian could only live in the Duke's Mansion five or six hundred meters away.

It was not that the Duke's mansion was bad. In this historical and rare diplomatic event, the British would never provide broken houses for the Chinese.

Duke Marlborough was also one of the top masters of the British aristocracy. His old residence must have been luxurious enough to match Xiao Letian's status, but what did he take Zai Chun and himself as?

"Your Grace, what do you mean?" Why are you assigning the Tongzhi Emperor and me? And I also took a look, the arrangements for my visit with Tongzhi Emperor are actually not the same! "

"Tomorrow, we can move together, and from the second day onwards, Zai Chun will have to act alone under your arrangements? I need an explanation... "