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    Zhu Jinlei opened his hands, blocking Hu Linyi's body like a door god, but it touched Hu Linyi's most sensitive nerve.

    He got angry and bumped into me. He also said: "I am also the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. People who respect me call me Hu Xiang, and those who disrespect me call me Hu Runzhi. What is your identity? You dare to isolate us from our monarchs and ministers."  relation!"

    Ever since he entered the capital, Liu Chang had granted him the right to visit him at any time. However, Hu Linyi had always regarded himself as a national scholar and had never used this right: "Your Majesty allows me to visit you at any time, no matter the weather, you dare to stop me."  I?"

    Hu Linyi and his two followers almost bumped into Zhu Jinlei, the goalkeeper. Zhu Jinlei had no choice but to retreat to the right, but was unwilling to give up his duty. He grabbed one of Hu Linyi's hands and said, "Hu Xiang  , it is really inconvenient for Your Majesty, he is currently receiving foreign envoys."

    Hu Linyi once again thought of the high gate of Gongyuan. He wanted to get rid of Zhu Jinlei's hand, but he couldn't. Zhu Jinlei had already begged for mercy: "It is indeed inconvenient for Your Majesty. Otherwise, I will send someone in to ask."  Ask your Majesty what you mean."

    Hu Linyi thought about it, and it was fine if he continued to break in, but he also knew that although Liu Chang was ridiculous and lustful, he would never act recklessly in a place such as the small barracks where military aircraft were important. He asked doubtfully: "It's really inconvenient.  ?Which country¡¯s envoy is being received?¡±

    He knew that Liu Chang never considered the opinions of the cabinet on military, political and diplomatic matters, and only ordered the cabinet to implement them after making decisions. Therefore, matters such as receiving foreign envoys were often missed by him and could only be done after Liu Chang finalized the decision.  Notify yourself.

    Zhu Jinlei said in a tight tone: "Let's see what your Majesty means."

    He told a staff officer to quickly go to Liu Chang to inquire about it: "Just say that Hu Xiang is asking for a meeting and ask if it is convenient for your majesty now?"

    About half a quarter of an hour later, the staff officer came back led by a beauty in men's clothing. The female officer in khaki military uniform stretched out her hand: "Premier Hu? Please come with me. Your Majesty has given you permission."  You can listen together and discuss important matters with you, Prime Minister, afterwards. Come with me."

    Hu Linyi felt proud and immediately followed the female officer as he walked in, passing one sentry after another. He was also somewhat curious about the female officer.

    He knew that Liu Chang¡¯s harem was quite large.  Although the exact number is not known, people inside and outside Hangzhou say there are at least dozens. At least when the false king Hong Xiuquan abandoned Jinling and left, the remaining concubines and the good daughters in Jinling at that time all returned to Liu Chang. Among them were Xiaojia Biyu,  There are ladies from well-known families, married women, and newly widowed scholars.

    "It's just that Liu Chang's harem is not just a decoration. Many of them are ladies of the family and beautiful girls from small families.  She was truly a good daughter from an official family, so she was awarded the position of female official by Liu Chang and handled government affairs for him. Shi Tinglan and Yang Changmei were very favored, but few of them wore military uniforms.

    "The female officer in front of me, although young, was wearing a Western general's uniform with a decoration on her chest.  Wearing an armed belt on his waist, a silver sword on his waist, and a riding whip in his hand.  He was so handsome, but he didn¡¯t know who he was, so Hu Linyi casually asked, ¡°I wonder which palace this girl is from?¡±

    "Premier Hu, please respect yourself." The officer in front had a frosty look on his face: "I am not from any palace, I am Zhou Xiuying."

    When Hu Linyi heard this, he blamed himself continuously: "It turns out that it was Commander Zhou Xiuying who offended me."

    He had met all the commanders of the Hong Army, but Zhou Xiuying, who commanded the tens of thousands of fine cavalry in the Hong Army, had never met him. Therefore, he repeatedly apologized: "I didn't expect that she was the world-famous sword show girl.  , Commander Zhou. Hu Linyi just said something wrong, please forgive me."

    Zhou Xiuying was embarrassed when such a big shot as Hu Linyi apologized to her: "Premier Hu is being polite."

    Hu Linyi asked in a low voice: "Which envoy is your Majesty receiving? So solemn."

    "It's the Spanish envoy." Zhou Xiuying walked energetically: "She is very ignorant of current affairs."

    "As soon as the comment "very ignorant of current affairs" came out, Hu Linyi knew it in his heart.

    The two passed another guard post, and then were checked by four female internal guards and six male guards to see if they were carrying no weapons or other prohibited items before they officially entered the lobby where Liu Chang normally handles official business.  As soon as Hu Linyi showed up, Liu Chang waved to him and motioned to sit next to him.

    Hu Linyi raised his head and took a look. This negotiation can be said to be a gathering of elites. Liu Chang was sitting at the main seat, and there were many senior officers and political affairs officials from the Hong Army next to him. Among them, Rong Hong, the deputy minister of etiquette of the cabinet, was also among them. He saw Hu Linyi  It was a bit embarrassing.

    "For Rong Hong to abandon himself as Prime Minister and come to Spain without even knowing it"During the negotiation, Hu Linyi naturally had a lot of dissatisfaction, but he was quickly attracted by the content of the conversation between the two parties.

    The envoy sent by Spain was not a professional diplomat, but a missionary. He held a Bible in his hand and a cross on his chest. He was tall and thin, with high cheekbones and missionary eyes.  Some are fanatical and talk about God and punishment as soon as they open their mouths, and are unwilling to make substantive concessions.

    "You have violated God's territory. The Philippines is the sacred territory of the Kingdom of Spain. This land was given to Spain by God through the Papal States. It took Spain three hundred years of development, management and hard work to establish it. You are unwilling to take it from the Philippines.  If you quit, you will be punished by God."

    Hu Linyi carefully sat down next to Liu Chang, and then heard Rong Hong's argument. He pointed out that the actions of the Hong Army were purely self-defense and counterattack. It was Spain and the Philippines that intervened in the Chinese civil war and supported the rebellious Guangdong government, so the Hong Army must send troops to fight against it.  punish.

    But the missionary was indeed not a qualified diplomat. He roared and shouted: "You know what you have done? You are committing an unprecedented act in human history. You confiscated the church's property and land and distributed them to  A group of barbarians drove the shepherds out of their pastures, and even handed over docile believers to a group of heretics, you just wait for God¡¯s judgment!¡±

    Liu Chang interrupted Rong Hong's move to stand up and speak. He held a tea cup and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Missionary, I don't believe in God, so God's judgment has no meaning to us. Let's not waste time. I can  Offer our maximum concessions.¡±

    "We can divide the Philippine Islands with the Kingdom of Spain, and the Spaniards can return to Manila and Luzon, throughout the Philippines. We enjoy equal rights, for a series of reforms made by Lin Mengchu in the northern Philippines, such as the relocation of church lands  Redistribute and expel the Spanish missionaries. We can give appropriate compensation, the church and Spanish properties can be redeemed from the treasury of the new Philippines, and the Spanish missionaries and governor can return."

    ¡°But in return, Spain must acknowledge reality and commit to maintaining the status quo in Luzon, such as the de facto distribution of church lands and properties. This is the biggest concession I can make.¡±

    "If you are willing, we can now establish the friendship between the Chinese people and the Spanish people."

    Hu Linyi couldn't help but secretly applaud Liu Chang's speech. He had to admit that what Li Hongzhang said made some sense. Liu Juehu did not reach his current status because of a little luck. At least at his age, he could not organize such a wonderful event.  speech.

    What¡¯s more, the conditions he proposed were also very reasonable, although the Philippine colony was not within the jurisdiction of the cabinet. It was the territory of the Philippine governor Lin Mengchu.  The cabinet did not have the authority or ability to manage such a distant colony and could only provide the help it could. However, he still knew the actual situation in the Philippines well.

    Spanish envoy.  In other words, the missionary was furious at the concessions made by Liu Chang: "It was you who invaded the Philippine colonies and took away our parishes, property and colonies. Please remember, we, the Jesuits, have experienced hundreds of years of  We worked hard to return to the Philippines, but you invaders, infidels, and heretics are trying to take everything away from us.¡±

    "The Philippines is Spain's Philippines." The missionary clenched his fists and glared at Liu Chang and these infidels: "I also solemnly declare now that the Spanish Kingdom's request is very simple, to withdraw from the entire Philippines immediately and pay compensation.  Because of all the damage caused by this war, otherwise you would know what God¡¯s judgment is! Infidel!¡±

    Liu Chang was also furious: "Is this what Your Majesty Isabella means?"

    As another queen in Spanish history.  Isabella II was a rather tragic king. She ascended the throne at the age of three, but the wars surrounding the throne were fought twice and lasted until 1849. She officially  Before taking charge of the kingdom, he discovered that the regent's mother and the outstanding general had withdrawn from the center of power due to different ideas on reform.  After taking over power, he faced an unprecedentedly complex situation. He faced an entire divided Spain and an extremely declining empire.

    Isabella didn't even have a happy family, and the whole of Spain was rumored about her debauchery and immorality. She could only devote herself to the dream of rebuilding the Spanish Empire. In 1860, she finally got an incompetent wife.  Called victory, Morocco was successfully conquered, but in 1867, a war with the old colony of Chile not only wiped out all dreams of rebuilding the empire, but even plunged the entire Spanish country into civil war.

    Therefore, Liu Chang does not think that Isabella is crazy enough to start a large-scale war in the Far East.However, Spain still has the ability to continue to invest troops in the Philippines.

    When the Spanish-American War broke out, Spain invested 200,000 troops in Cuba (although only 12,000 of them had combat effectiveness) and 42,000 troops in the Philippines (of which 20,000 were Spanish).  Six thousand people), but due to the limitations of transportation capacity and national strength in this time and space, Spain can only invest at most 20,000 Spanish local troops in the Philippines.

    But the Jesuit missionary announced that Liu Chang's good intentions would be in vain: "Please remember, this is God's judgment! Pagans, immediately withdraw from the Philippines and return all the gold and silver plundered from the Philippines  , property, and compensate for all losses, otherwise it will be the day of your destruction.¡±

    Liu Chang did not take this seriously. The Spaniards in the Philippines fought with the Muslims in the south for three hundred years. However, in the 330th year of the demise of Spanish rule in the Philippines, the Spaniards still only retained control over the south.  The nominal suzerainty of the Moros, not to mention that they were now confronting the Bactria Kingdom, which was several and dozens of times more powerful than the Muslims.

    "If you do not repent, you will face the tragic situation of fighting on three fronts. Fifteen thousand Spanish soldiers will immediately launch an attack throughout the Philippine Islands to drive the heretics out of this sacred Spanish territory. It is a long time to fight with them.  Five million Filipinos, they will even dispatch tens of thousands of indigenous soldiers to assist Spain in fighting."

    "On the mainland, the original Central Empire will continue to fight against you. They have the most fertile land and the largest number of troops in China. However, a holy uprising is taking place in your land, and you will be unable to cope with the rebels.  "

    The missionaries clung to the Bible: ¡°And in the north, our most powerful ally, the Russian Empire, is invading your land with all its might, taking away your grain warehouses, grasslands, mines, rivers and forests. They  Armed with the most powerful army in the world, the best Cossacks, and the most hard-working soldiers, they are like hurricanes in the North Pacific, destroying everything and taking away everything. You must fight to the death with our country while opening up the world with Russia.  The largest battle!"

    This was the Spanish missionary¡¯s life-saving straw. He announced in a condescending tone: ¡°Quit the Philippines immediately and compensate our country for all losses, otherwise this will be the end of the pagans in the Eastern world!¡±

    "Pa!"

    Liu Chang had already thrown the tea cup out, and he stood up. His original gentle and elegant temperament suddenly changed, becoming an aura that Hu Linyi had never expected.

    Originally, he thought that this Liu Juehu only had a bit of luck, a bit of talent, and a bit of hard work to reach where he is today in this troubled world, but at this moment, the murderous intent in the room was filled with domineering Liu Chang who couldn't suppress it.

    ¡°If you want to start a war, then let the Spaniards cry like ghosts and howl like wolves, and let Spain always remember the Philippines, just like they remember Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay, and the entire Latin America!¡±

    "The war has begun!" Liu Chang raised his hand and pointed at the Spanish missionary: "Drive this man back to me, and let the whole of Spain remember him!"

    "From the beginning, we will engage in the greatest war in the entire Eastern world, and let our enemies fear us forever."

    Liu Chang¡¯s domineering declaration shocked Hu Linyi. Until Liu Chang calmed down and called his name, Hu Linyi had not yet reacted: ¡°Prime Minister, you came to see me today. What do you want to discuss with me?¡±

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