"I think the aid to Emperor Tongzhi should be given in batches and steps. We will give as much assistance as he shows..."

"I think the power to open ports and railway construction rights, including direct investment in factories and other powers are not as important as one thing..."

"If you want to control Emperor Tongzhi well, I think you should find a way from his harem and do our best to let Emperor Tongzhi marry a European princess as the queen. This may be a breakthrough!"

"God! Do you really dare to think?" Queen Victoria was stunned by her son's boldness.

"Edward, remember that the emperors of China do not believe in God! They are still the most primitive polygamy, but we are strictly monogamy!"

"Did you let our princess be a little wife for the Chinese? Or you should be a queen and then share the favor with countless women? Remember, this is not as simple as finding a few lovers. It is related to God's will!"

"But mother, Xiao Letian is also a Protestant! He has two wives. The Protestant bishops pretended not to see each other, and didn't even mention it..."

"It is related to the key national strategy, and I think God will also be open-minded!"

"If Emperor Tongzhi married a European princess, it proved that he was determined to declare war with the conservative forces of the Qing Dynasty, and it also proved that he was pro-Western in his heart. This is a guarantee he must give us..."

Queen Victoria shook her head, "This matter is very difficult to deal with. Let's discuss it again. Do you have any other solutions?"

Edward nodded, "Of course, we can't put all the bets in one basket, we can put more bets! Support more pro-British forces in Asia, such as... for example, Xiao Letian!"

"Emperor Tongzhi is the core of our focus on training, but we have to put some pressure on him to let him vaguely know that someone can restrain him or even replace him..."

"Who is he most afraid of? Of course it's Xiao Letian. My information shows that Emperor Tongzhi did not have the slightest emperor's majesty in front of Xiao Letian. He even got beaten several times by the other party!"

"The Chinese people are becoming more and more powerful, and the main body of the Chinese people is Han people. This is born to conflict with the interests of the Manchus. The Chinese people overseas are like a shark outside the fish, threatening the Manchus' rule at all times. I think this threat should be strengthened!"

"Choose Xiao Letian?" The queen frowned. "The Prime Minister doesn't think so. He kept admonishing me, saying that Xiao Letian is the biggest threat to the British Empire and always wanted to get rid of it quickly. Do you actually want to support me?"

"Mother, of course I am not unconditionally supporting Xiao Letian. Everything depends on subsequent negotiations. We still have a lot of time, so don't worry..."

"If Xiao Letian can obey our strategy and be willing to cooperate well, the Empire will not treat him badly, and it is not impossible to let his Chinese survive on some islands..."

"But if he had a strange intention... let alone he had a steel warship, what if he had a hundred? Too few, his power was too small, we can destroy him at any time!"

"In a word, use Asians to restrict Asians, and we find that balance point from it... This is the only way to invest the least and gain the most!"

"Believe me, my mother, according to Benjamin, it is a completely bad idea for us to send troops to destroy Xiao Letian, and there is no benefit at all! The final result is nothing more than letting the reformed Qing Dynasty dominate Asia!"

"Without restrictive power, there will always be inappropriate delusions! No one can guarantee Emperor Tongzhi's loyalty to me until the sun sets!"

History once again proves that Edward was not a genius who ruled the country, and what he was proficient in was diplomacy.

In real history, after Queen Victoria's death, Edward's years in power were completely reaping his mother's capital. His greatest contribution was to reaching the Three Kingdoms Alliance between Britain, France and Tsarist Russia.

This is the prototype of the Allies during the one-stop period. Don’t think that such an alliance is simple, but it is actually very difficult. First of all, these three countries have historical grievances.

In the Crimean War, China, Britain and France jointly killed Tsarist Russia, while in the Franco-Prussian War, Britain slandered France and destroyed France. The resentment between the three countries was very deep.

It was Edward who won the respect of the other party through his unremitting efforts and superb diplomatic skills, and at the same time won the hearts of the other party's people, which laid the foundation for the prototype of the agreement country.

But that's all his achievements. Edward did not make much obvious achievements in other internal affairs and military affairs. Everything was just conservative.

Today, when facing his mother's problems, he also first looked for breakthroughs in diplomatic means, rather than directly using military means like Benjamin, or relying on internal affairs to resolve them like Gladstone.

In the eyes of the Chinese, all his central thoughts are just four words: "Use barbarians to control barbarians" rely on Asians to restrict Asians. This is indeed a good way to avoid dead people and not pay too much.

But he forgot one thing: the true dragon and the hidden dragon are not ordinary things, and they cannot be restrained just by trying to restrain them.

More than ten years later, when the rising Chinese people burned the war to the territory of the Sun-Down Empire, Edward realized that Hidden Dragon was not something he could suppress, and it was too late to regret it at that time.

The Queen did not think about how to formulate a strategy for Asia, but she knew better that the Eastern embassy would stay in Europe for a long time, probably for two or even three years.

Britain still has enough time to do homework slowly, and the queen is already old. The fifty-year-old queen has become accustomed to the wonderful feeling of being the best in the world, and her heart has long been swelling.

This time, Xiao Letian and Emperor Tongzhi gave her enough face during the visit, which made the queen feel very good and naturally reduced her vigilance towards the Chinese.

The mother and son did not expect what kind of Raptors they were facing. Every bit of weakness today needs to be compensated with blood from the empire.

"Okay, you can arrange this matter, just show it to me after the plan is determined... You are the heir to the future empire, so you can do these things! You have to learn to deal with big things..."

Just as Edward thanked him for expressing his filial piety to his mother, a faint voice suddenly came from outside the garden. The prince looked at the attendant not far away in confusion. The attendant quickly ran out.

After a while, the attendant ran back from the gate with sweat and grabbed a thick stack of newspapers in his hand, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Prince! Today's Times has been delivered, and now the streets are sensation. The genuine newspapers are full of news from Orientals!"
Chapter completed!