Damn it! He must have done this on purpose! We were pulled into the water by him and the t7 gallows!" British minister Salisbury said angrily.

Foreign Minister Kimberley said: "I originally wanted to ask the Qing government to cut some land for the Russians and even compensate Russia for some losses. I would just beat the Slavs. But by Zhang Yunfei's actions, the whole world knew that the Russians could not occupy Lushun, but instead made people wipe out the Far East Fleet. The Queen's distant Russian emperor was determined not to give up. We must stop them as soon as possible. Otherwise, once Russia invades a large-scale Far East, the Far East will be in chaos and the interests of the British Empire will be seriously damaged. Even if you want to hang Zhang Yunfei, you have to wait until this matter is calmed down."

Salisbury shook his head and said, "It's not so easy to calm down. Didn't Fisher say it in his telegram? Zhang Yunfei neither paid any money nor cedes the land. It's clear that he has to be ready to fight with the Russians!"

Kimberly smiled and said, "That may not be possible! Zhang Yunfei is not the master of the Qing government now. Whether to fight or not has to be decided by the Emperor and Empress Dowager of the Qing government!"

"You mean..." Salisbury asked hurriedly as if guessing the meaning of Kimberley's words.

"I mean, in the Qing Dynasty, it was not the final word of Zhang Yunfei. It depends on the meaning of the empress dowager and the emperor of the Qing court. According to their previous attitude towards handling disputes, the Qing court would never dare to go to war with Russia. If we come forward to mediate, the Qing court would definitely agree." Kimberley said.

Salisbury asked, "But the Qing court dared to start a war on Germany. Don't they declare war on Russia?"

"The situation is completely different!" Kimberley explained to Salisbury: "The Qing government dared to go to war with Germany because the Germans occupied the territory of the Qing Dynasty and the Qing government had to fight."

"I don't understand if you say this. They all occupy territory. Didn't the Russians also occupy Lushun? What's more, it's a fortress base? The Qing government should be able to fight!" Salisbury retorted.

"But now Lushun has been regained. According to the consistent style of the Qing government, we decided not to start a war again? Basically, our European countries were seeking profits in the Qing countries, while Russia was different. They have always been seeking the territory of the Qing government. The Qing government would not be stingy with paying money, but they valued the territory extra. They were already scared by the Russians' behavior of ceding territory and were determined not to start a war." Foreign Minister Kimberley analyzed.

"Okay! You can give it a try! But our attitude must clearly show our attitude, be tough, and oppose the Russian invasion of the Qing Dynasty. We must prevent the Russians from making tricks. They always like to do things that will take action first and then negotiate after becoming a fait accompli. We must be prepared." Salisbury ordered.

"But, we have consumed a lot of energy in South Africa. Do we still have the energy to combat Russia?" Kimberley asked worriedly.

"First show our tough attitude. As for whether we will participate in the war, we will depend on the situation when they really fight!" said Salisbury very sly.

Kimberley suddenly realized and said with a very understanding expression: "Good place, Master, I will immediately notify the Russian Embassy."

The Summer Palace is located in the forest on the south bank of the Gulf of Finland. It is about 30 kilometers away from the city of St. Petersburg and covers an area of ​​nearly 1,000 hectares. It is the palace outside the suburbs of Russian Tsarist areas in all dynasties. The Summer Palace is an early architectural building in St. Peter the Great ordered the construction of the Summer Palace. Its appearance is simple and solemn, and the interior is luxuriously decorated. Many large balls, palace celebrations and other activities were held here at that time. Peter the Great must come here for vacation every year during his lifetime.

Similarly, the current Russian Emperor Nicholas II brought his land queen, Princess Alice Victoria Helen Louise, from the Principality of Hessen-Darmstadt. He and a few of his land children came to the summer palace for vacation.

Nicholas II was a very vicious man. His wife was even more powerful. The two were perfect matches together.

By the time Peter the Great's glory was beyond recognition, and the continuous military militancy had already put the Russian Empire in poverty.

The years when the last Tsar Nicholas II ruled were a chaotic world. Famine, plague, turmoil, war, revolution, and storm gathered over Russia. After experiencing glory and vicissitudes, the Romanov family's rule was already twilight.

But Nicholas II and his wife Louise kept squandering, excluding dissidents from the inside, brutally suppressing the rebellious workers, and constantly expanding their arms to prepare for war.

The Russian Empire, which had already declined, is now in ruins and storms.

Nicholas II, who was drinking fine wine and enjoying singing and dancing, suddenly received a report from the guards, saying that it was the Minister of Finance Schet, the Minister of the Sixth Army General Alexei Kuropatkin, and the Minister of the Admiral Terdouf, who asked for an emergency.

"Damn it! Are these guys all trash?

Am I on vacation well?" Nicholas II cursed.

Then when the three important officials arrived together, there must be something urgent. Nicholas II waved his hand in dissatisfaction and signaled the singing and dancing band to retreat, and then asked the guards to call them in.

Soon, the three ministers and six ministers came to the Upper Garden Hall. The one who walked in front was the Minister of Finance Xieyu-Vit, the direct line among the direct line of Nicholas II, who was in charge of the central finance of the Russian Empire and the first minister of the cabinet. To put it bluntly, it was the minister of Tsarist Russia and a typical real power figure.

Witt is a short and fat man, his neck is almost retracted into his body, and from a distance he looks like a big tumbler.

Following Vette were General Alexei Kuropatkin, Minister of the 6th Army, and Admiral Teldov. Although both of them were chubby, they still had the majesty and momentum of soldiers when walking.

After the three of them came to the Tsar Nicholas II to salute, Witt said first: "His Majesty and respectful Tsar, I hope our sudden visit will not disturb your rest!"

The Tsar curled his lips and said, "Didn't I tell you? I'm not allowed to disturb me during my vacation. Do you solve the trivial matters by yourself? Why are you bothering me again?"

Witt hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have always been firmly implementing your orders, but the ministers of the Navy and the 6th Army said that there was an emergency military situation and they insisted on seeing you.

I was afraid that I would delay national affairs, so I had to bring them to see His Majesty, and everything was judged by His Majesty!"

Tsar Nicholas II nodded and said, "So that's the case. So what emergency military information do the two ministers have!"

When the 6th Army Minister General Alexei Kuropatkin and Admiral Teldov heard that the old guy Vite had actually pushed the blame on them, they felt dissatisfied and glared at Vite fiercely, secretly scolding Vite for betraying his colleagues' shamelessness and pleasing the tsar's ugly face.

Fortunately, there is really an important emergency military situation to report to the Tsar, otherwise they will be scolded by the Tsar.

After hearing the Tsar’s question, the two looked at each other, Admiral Telsoufu said, “Your Majesty, please forgive us for disturbing your rest. We have to get your opinions on the important matters of the birth of the Empire!”

"Okay, tell me quickly! What's the matter?" Tsar Nicholas II asked impatiently.

Admiral Teltuv, the Minister of the Navy, said respectfully: "Abide by your order, Your Majesty. It is like this. Yesterday, General Akreyev, the commander of the Far East Fleet, sent a telegram to the general that he had basically occupied the port of Lushun, which was in Qing, and there was a small group of Qing army to resist. However, there has been no news about the Far East Fleet until now. We are worried..."

Before Tsar Nicholas II could finish his speech, he waved his hand to stop him and said, "You are worried too much. General Akreyev is the god of war in the imperial navy. There will be nothing wrong. We just wait patiently and we will hear good news from him soon!"

General Alexei Kuropatkin, the minister of the 6th Army, hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the matter is very strange. Our intelligence personnel from all over the European countries have replied to telegrams and inquire about the Far East Fleet of the Empire. Because they have heard news that is not conducive to the Empire in other European countries."

When Gula II met the 6th Army Minister Alexei Kuropa, Su's expression, he suddenly had a bad premonition.

"What do they all say? Let our Minister of the 6th Army look like a great enemy is coming!" asked Nicholas II.

Admiral Terdouf continued: "Your Majesty, the European governments have submitted a press conference to condemn us, condemning our Far East fleet for seizing the port of Lushun, the naval base of the Qing Dynasty without declaring war. It is an uncivilized act of accusing the empire of violating the Convention of All Nations. Immediately afterwards, newspapers from various countries reported and promoted the news. However, newspapers from various countries had one more content!"

"What?" asked Nicholas II.

"There is another report in newspapers from various countries that our Far East Fleet was completely wiped out by the Pacific Fleet in Honolulu, and the entire army was wiped out!" Admiral Terdouf added.

"The entire army was wiped out? Is it our Far East Fleet?" Nicholas II laughed and said, "You are still the Minister of the Navy! You don't even know the strength of our Far East Fleet? Our Far East Fleet is the largest and strongest fleet in the Far East, far stronger than the Pacific Fleet in Honolulu! How could it be defeated? Or was it wiped out? Their report would not say that our General Akreev was also captured by them!"

Admiral Teldov nodded immediately and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. That's what their newspaper says!"

"Absurd! It's simply ridiculous! The world's ridiculousness!" Nicholas II suddenly stood up and roared at the two of them loudly. To be continued,
Chapter completed!