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2242 Humiliation

"Here, the Chinese are here..." The reporters were in a state of commotion, countless camera shutters were pressed, and the hands holding pens were shorthanded. Every expression of Sima Yun and every scene on the scene would become the headlines of the newspaper.

The Prime Minister's residence had known about Sima Yun's arrival for a long time. The housekeeper was waiting in the door. The moment the doorbell rang, the polite housekeeper opened the door.

"Hello, sir, what's the price?" The neat black tuxedo, a professional smile, and a friendly and friendly look, was a typical British butler style at first glance.

There are questions and answers. Both parties know that the dialogue is not for each other, but for the reporters around them.

"This time I came to the head of state on behalf of the head of state to send invitations to the Prime Minister. I asked the sir to report it to the Chinese head of state, Xiao Letian, hopes to attend the banquet when the Prime Minister is convenient, and the time will be determined by your side!"

"Please wait, I will convey it to the Prime Minister!" The housekeeper did not dare to neglect to take the gold-plated invitation with both hands and turned to see Benjamin.

It is logical that even if the guest did not make an appointment, he did not wait at the gate. However, both the guest and the host didn't know what to do. Sima Yun did not go in and wait in the hall, and the butler did not let him.

Sima Yun stood at the gate leisurely, with no impatience at all.

"General Sima, can we ask you a few questions? Is this banquet considered an official banquet or a private banquet?"

"General, how big is the banquet? What sensitive issues will be discussed?"

"How did the head of the East view the British Prime Minister's rejection twice? If the letter of nationality cannot be exchanged, which countries will the Chinese people go to next stop?"

A question of talking came over, Sima Yun smiled but said nothing. After being asked for more than ten minutes, he only said one sentence, "Please be careful not to be impatient. I am waiting for the Prime Minister's reply, please be anxious not to be impatient!"

At the second floor window, Benjamin turned his head and looked at the chaos at the gate, holding the invitation in his hand and kept sneering in his mouth, "Look, treat me to dinner in his private name, and only me and Xiao Letian... is he determined to see me?"

In the room, there were more than ten people in the room, including Montauban, Sir Gordon, Foreign Minister Larendon, and even Ivan, the deputy envoy of Tsarist Russia who was about to return home after healing.

"Firstly, he attempted to conduct formal diplomatic negotiations, but after being rejected, he hoped to conduct informal negotiations, and again he wanted to hold such a one-on-one banquet... It seems that Xiao Letian will not give up until he achieves his goal!"

Montubang smiled and said, "It seems that Xiao Letian is not blindly arrogant. He still knows how to bow his head in the face of absolute strength!"

"That's natural!" Sir Gordon said with a savage spirit in his hand. "During this period, I have accompanied Emperor Tongzhi and received a lot of top-secret news about Xiao Letian. This man's arrogance is just an appearance, but in fact he still knows how to advance and retreat in his heart!"

"When the Chinese clan was just established, many important officials wanted to support him as king, but this cunning guy refused to do anything and finally took power as the prime minister. This is not simple!"

"I heard from the people around Emperor Tongzhi that if Xiao Letian dared to be king at that time, the Qing Empire would have to cut off all relations with him and even a war broke out! At that time, he would probably have to uproot all his industries in China's special zone and so many industries!"

"This person knows how to bow to reality and is a smart guy! In today's world, if you want to become an independent country, you must be recognized by my British Empire. This is the rule we set!"

Sir Gordon was not a figure in the center of British power, but because of his special relationship with Emperor Tongzhi, he has now become a regular visitor to the Prime Minister's residence, which is the highest peak of his life's political career.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a success. At this moment, Xiao Letian is simply a thriller.

Benjamin put down the curtains and walked back to the sofa, "Okay, my sir, don't analyze the relationship between Xiao Letian and the Qing Empire. Now you can help me analyze it. What strategy will he use for me if he wants to treat me to a meal?"

"What other strategies can you do? Just bow your head and give in and exchange benefits! Maybe you will get an astronomical bribe in your life... Believe me, Chinese people are good at doing this kind of thing!" Gordon said with great contempt.

British Foreign Secretary Larendon nodded, "I agree with Sir Gordon's analysis. At this moment, Xiao Lotte doesn't have many cards in his hand. Although Her Majesty expressed goodwill, she also expressed a clear neutral signal..."

"I was worried before that those Liberals would play Chinese cards and help these Chinese people speak for them, but I didn't expect that Gladstone still understood at a critical moment that the interests of the empire were supreme. He didn't say a word. It was really rare..."

"What else can Xiao Letian do now? You can't rely on his warship with more than 2,000 soldiers to go to war with our British Empire, right?"

There was a burst of laughter in the room, and people did not dare to spread laughter from the windows to the streets.

After laughing enough, Benjamin threw the invitation back to the housekeeper. "Go! Return the invitation, I don't have time to attend such a garbage banquet... By the way, tell the Chinese people that if they have no idea, I will never negotiate with these bandits and warlords!"

"Ah?" The housekeeper looked shocked. "Prime Minister... Do you really want to say this? Would it be rude..."

"Just say that! These Chinese rogues don't understand what dignity is. If you don't block all their fantasies, God knows what other ideas will come up with later. I'm tired of this game of rejection, just say that!"

The housekeeper walked downstairs with a bitter face. When the reporter at the door saw that the person was coming, he rushed up and almost stopped the police officers who maintained order.

"Sorry, sir, the Prime Minister rejected your invitation!" After saying that, he returned the invitation with both hands.

Sima Yun took the invitation in surprise and asked, "Reject it? This is just a banquet for dead people, not an official meeting, and there is no need for any speech or memorandum... Is the Prime Minister's schedule too much, we can wait!"

The butler, who looked embarrassed, could only cough and say, "Prime Minister... The Prime Minister asked me to tell you that he would not negotiate with the bandits and warlords in the East!"

Ah...After a word came out, there was a huge uproar around, all the reporters went crazy, their pens were trembling, and their eyes were filled with excitement.

Super big news! Prime Minister Benjamin actually humiliated the Chinese as bandit warlords in public, which has completely closed the door to negotiations. Is the situation so serious?

Sima Yun's face changed drastically, "What? Please repeat it, I hope my English level has not been misread!"

When the butler confirmed again, Sima Yun turned pale. The butler couldn't handle such a scene. He looked at him apologetically and hurried back to the house to close the door to avoid suspicion.

At this time, only Sima Yun was left standing alone at the door of the official residence. All the reporters were watching him, and all the police who maintained order were watching him. The people in the distance were raised their toes without knowing it.

"Hahaha..." Sima Yun smiled miserably, "Is this the Prime Minister of the British Empire? This is the gentleman of a civilized country? It is so rude that it is rare in the world!"

"Dear gentlemen, please remember that we received an official invitation from the royal family and the British Cabinet during this state visit! London also held a grand welcome ceremony before, and the British official recognized the identity of our head of state!"

"Is it necessary to overthrow everything in just one month? Bandits and warlords? When will all bandits and warlords be received by the queen?"

"Strong protest! We must express our strong protest!"
Chapter completed!
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