"So, what are the adventurous Japanese planning?" Wensley Churchill looked very interested. The Queen and everyone in the executive office.
"We have received two completely different reports. One is from an investigation by the Royal Intelligence Service, and the other was accidentally obtained by a Chinese explorer during a small adventure in pursuit of excitement. Which one do you want to listen to first?
Share?" Isabella put on a mysterious smile and looked at Wen Sili.
"Your Majesty!" The Minister of Internal Affairs next to the Queen couldn't sit still, "Such confidential information..."
"It's okay. Miss Churchill won't do anything that endangers our empire, right?"
"certainly."
"But..." The Minister of the Interior wanted to say something else, but Isabella raised her hand to stop him.
"Miss Churchill, my intelligence officers in Taiwan and Japan have continuously collected some interesting information in recent months. After combining all this information, they believe that the leftists in the Japanese Empire are likely to make some moves in the recent period. I
The chief intelligence commissioner for East Asia believes that Japan’s left-wing forces are likely to instigate Taiwan to break away from the rule of the Japanese Empire and fall to Lin Youde’s Holan Yabo regime.”
"Hmph," Wen Sili bluntly used her nostrils to express her disdain, "traitors."
At this time, the Foreign Minister spoke. The new minister seemed to want to seize this opportunity to show the Queen his proficiency in East Asian affairs - he knew very well that he would be replaced because of this "proficiency."
"Miss Churchill, you can't say that. Japan has a very high degree of recognition of Chinese culture. Their intellectuals are still proud of knowing how to use Chinese. Correspondence between people of high status is all written in Chinese, and pseudonyms are rarely used.
.In Japan, a considerable number of people still maintain the concept that China is a suzerain country. The end of the Sino-Russian War and the signing of the Haicheng Treaty have further raised this concept."
"Oh, there's this thing. That's great. Why doesn't anyone in France across the sea have similar ideas about us?"
Wen Sili was clearly talking about the great achievements of the French Emperor Napoleon at the banquet yesterday, but now she was naturally expressing the popular views among traditional British aristocrats, as if the wonderful Napoleon Bonaparte whom she admired yesterday was actually an Englishman.
No, maybe in her eyes, Napoleon was a Corsican, not a Frenchman.
The important ministers in the butler's office seemed to criticize Wen Sili's frivolous attitude, but everyone could see that the Queen had a good impression of this bohemian troublemaker, so they cleverly kept their words to themselves.
"However, I can also understand the thinking of Japan's left wing." Wen Sili continued to show her position changes as fast as turning the page of a book. "There was originally hope of defeating China again or even defeating Russia, and becoming qualified to become a great power, but now
This chance has become extremely slim. Therefore, the Japanese are afraid to return what they have snatched from the sovereign country, and at the same time test the feasibility of this new path."
"It does seem so." Isabella took over Wen Sili's words, "And Taiwan is a safe choice. China has just won a foreign war. The local residents in Taiwan will definitely adopt a supportive attitude toward returning to the motherland, and it will be easier to organize.
The 'militia', in this way, even if it cannot win the support of most of the Japanese troops stationed in Taiwan, it still has the capital to fight. As long as the Chinese fleet can drive away the combined fleet and prevent reinforcements from the Japanese mainland, Taiwan's independence from Japanese rule will be guaranteed."
"It sounds like His Majesty thinks that the fleet of Helangyabo is powerful enough to stop the combined fleet?"
"They have the most advanced torpedoes and small submarines in the world, and their dreadnought has been built in the United States and is undergoing trial trials. The information obtained by our intelligence officers shows that there are large installations reserved on this dreadnought.
In space, it is likely that after arriving at Helang Yabo, a new system called Sky Eye by Lin Ji will be installed. The Royal Academy of Sciences believes that it is likely to be a device that uses radio waves for detection.”….
"The situation doesn't sound optimistic," Wen Sili frowned, "I bet the Chinese and the Americans have reached an agreement, and they will provide this system to the U.S. Navy in exchange for helping China build dreadnoughts and cultivate shipbuilding talents.
It’s not scary that the Chinese have new technologies in their hands. What’s scary is that Americans have the same new technologies in their hands.”
There are indeed many pedantic people among the British who still regard the United States as a backward colony, but more British gentlemen have realized that the United States of America is becoming a potential threat that the British Empire has to face up to. It is just that the United States does not have colonies and has no colonies.
There is industrial production capacity, but there is still a large gap with the United Kingdom in terms of economic aggregate. For the time being, there is no way to threaten the British Empire's world hegemony.
But it was impossible for British gentlemen not to be wary of these former colonial residents.
"The Royal Academy of Sciences is already conducting relevant research..."
"But there won't be huge progress in the short term, right?"
Because he was interrupted by Wen Sili, Robert Cecil did not hide his anger and dissatisfaction. He glared at the girl fiercely and said nothing.
"With all due respect, the current atmosphere in the upper echelons of the empire has affected the Royal Academy of Sciences. No, it should be said that since the time of Isaac Newton, the Royal Academy of Sciences has had a tradition of suppressing real geniuses. Your Majesty, in such a world of science and technology
In an era of rapid change, how can you expect a group of mediocre people with no imagination and stick to the rules to bring so-called scientific and technological advantages to the empire?"
Isabella looked at Churchill and thought that this guy really dared to speak. He overturned the entire Royal Academy of Sciences with one sentence. On the one hand, she admired Wensley Churchill's courage, but on the other hand, she began to doubt this independent conservative.
Could a person be just an arrogant fool?
In order to confirm this, Isabella said to Wen Sili calmly: "From what Miss Churchill said, it seems that you know the genius who was suppressed by the Royal Academy of Sciences?"
"Of course," Wen Sili nodded without hesitation, "but she is currently inspecting what she calls a 'lost world' in the Amazon River in South America. She probably won't be back for a while, so I can't introduce her to you.
Yes, there is another genius in London, but if I introduce her to you, she will be arrested by Scotland Yard immediately and hanged."
After Wen Sili finished speaking, the gentlemen in the butler's office looked at each other.
"Miss Wensley Churchill," Isabella said with a serious face, "I will not hang any citizen of the Empire for no reason."
"The problem is that she was hanged at her own fault, because she was so evil. But she is indeed the most talented master of chemistry and alchemy I have ever seen."
Isabella stared at Wen Sili suspiciously for a few seconds, then turned to glance at the Home Secretary in the room. Scotland Yard belonged to the eagle dog of the Ministry of Home Affairs, but this old gentleman obviously knew nothing about the genius Wen Sili mentioned.
Known.
Finally, Isabella sighed: "If that lady is really that talented, I can pardon her crime."
"Even if she had planned and successfully carried out the robbery of the Bank of England vault and successfully stolen hundreds of tons of gold?"
Churchill's words were so powerful that the gentlemen in the room were all calm.
"You mean the big robbery that led to the resignation of the then cabinet?" Robert, as the Prime Minister of the government, first attacked, "Oh my god, dozens of royal employees died in that robbery, and the royal family's property and dignity were damaged.
A great challenge, Your Majesty, you cannot pardon such a heinous criminal! Otherwise, where is the majesty of the empire's laws?"
"That's right," the Supreme Judge also spoke up, "This is the most horrific criminal act that has been recorded since the establishment of the Supreme Court. Your mother's glorious political career has been cast a shadow because of this incident."...
"Okay, dear dears, I understand." Isabella waved her hand, but never took her eyes away from Wensley Churchill, "Miss Wensley, if you have a way to contact this talented and heinous criminal,
Please tell her that as long as she can prove her talent to me with irrefutable facts, I will pardon all the crimes she has committed - of course, she must swear allegiance to me."
"Your Majesty!" The Prime Minister wanted to say something more, but the Queen made a quiet gesture to him.
"I made it clear enough, Wen Sili."
"It cannot be clearer than this, my lord. So, let's continue talking about the Far East. What did that explorer's little adventure bring us?"
"He brought back the Japanese action plan to assassinate Lin Youde."
"Wait a minute." Wen Sili stopped Isabella, who was about to continue explaining, and then she pulled out a thick, dark Havana cigar from between her breasts. The shape and position of the cigar made all the men present feel excited.
There was some association, but Wen Sili was completely unaware of it. She put the cigar to her nose, smelling the smell and thinking about it.
After a moment, she said: "Assassinate Lin Youde? Are they crazy? What good can that do?"
“Although we don’t know how much the Imperial Japanese Government knows about the plans of Japanese leftists, the centrifugal tendency of two of the four major shrine management agencies on the four islands of Japan towards the central Ise Shrine has become increasingly obvious and clear.
The momentum..."
"In other words, if we don't do something, Japan will be shattered, so we need to seek medical treatment in a hurry?"
"Despair is more appropriate," Isabella calmly corrected Wen Sili. "The riots experienced by the revolutionary party government in Shandong, China, seem to have intensified the Japanese Imperial Government's worries about the future. Their Empress is probably worried about the two sides in the country.
The conflict between the factions continued to intensify, eventually giving the Chinese an opportunity to take advantage of it. That young lady did not hesitate to resort to assassination in order to prevent her sister from fully supporting the new Holanggabo regime."
"Perhaps she actually regrets a lot in her heart and feels that she should have followed her sister's ideas. But on the surface, she is unwilling to admit that she made a mistake, so she can't wait to find something to cover up her wavering." Wen Sili's words made people sad.
Everyone present frowned again, but she herself didn't care.
She put the cigar in her mouth and continued while touching her body for matches: "However, it would not be fun if Helang Yabo was really allowed to get to Japan. Japan has accumulated a lot from the Meiji Restoration to the present.
It has established a considerable foundation for modern heavy industry, and has developed even more rapidly in recent years due to the Qing Dynasty's war reparations. Once Japan is controlled by Lin Ji, Japanese industrial products can enter the entire China and Southeast Asia through Lin Ji's circulation channels, and then
Coupled with China's resources...well, this is not good, East Asia is really likely to form a new empire of yellow people."
Wen Sili finally found a match, lit a cigar, took a strong puff, and puffed out a smoke ring happily.
"It would be better if I had some champagne~ Well, where did I just say that? Well, the emerging yellow empire, Your Majesty, are the Japanese really planning to assassinate Lin Youde?"
Isabella glanced at the Chief of Royal Intelligence.
"Judging from the current situation, the Japanese Emperor is still hesitant. Although they are steadily advancing the preliminary preparations for the assassination plan, the Emperor is still actively convening high-level discussions and seems to be looking for other solutions."
"Well," Wen Sili took another puff of cigar, then she put on a serious expression and said categorically to Isabella, "I think we should push the Japanese. Regardless of whether the assassination is successful or not, it is bound to happen.
Greatly reduce Lin Ji's trust in the Japanese, and it would be better to prompt Japan to go to war with Lin Ji. I don't expect Japan to occupy Helanggabo. The Americans and the French will not allow this to happen, but the war can greatly weaken it.
The power of Lin Ji and Japan restricts the Chinese from continuing to develop those advanced weapons and equipment, buying us time to bridge the gap with the Chinese.
"Moreover, we cannot let the Japanese factories fall into Lin Youde's hands intact under any circumstances. We must force him to bombard these factories for the victory of the war, and let his infantry fight repeatedly around these factories, and finally destroy everything.
It will be broken to pieces. In addition, after experiencing the brutal war, there will be rifts between the Chinese and Japanese nations, which we can exploit in the future."
Wen Sili spoke very quickly, which seemed to create certain obstacles for the Queen and her gentlemen to accept these words, so the entire butler's office fell into a deathly silence.
Finally, the Minister of Foreign Affairs stammered and reminded Wen Sili: "This... we have an alliance with Helang Yabo..."
"Naive," Wen Sili smiled, "There are no permanent friends or enemies between countries, only permanent interests."
After Churchill finished speaking, the execution room fell into silence again.
Finally, Isabella stood up from the back of the chair, held her hands on the edge of the gorgeous table in front of her, stared directly at Wensley Churchill, and asked in a serious voice: "So, what does Your Excellency Churchill think?"
, how can we make the Japanese determined to assassinate Lin Youde?"