Chapter 154 (18) See who fools who

In the end, He Shen went in and told the truth in front of Qianlong. This matter must be said by He Shen, whoever gets involved in this matter will die but not live. Hearing what He Shen said, Qianlong burst out laughing, and said: In this world, the only rule is to be stupid. To put it bluntly, you fool me and I fool you. Whoever can fool the other party will win.I live and kill, and I have the initiative to fool you, so in this world, I am the only one who fools others, and others have no courage to fool me.But I fooled you around and fooled you, but I fooled you into fools.This is really normal to say, you are not stupid, where did I get my beauty and top-notch wealth?

Speaking of this, Qianlong looked up to the sky and sang: I want to live another five hundred years, and fool you into a gibbon... After the song stopped, Qianlong said calmly: Pass on my will, and let that heartless Zhengrui, fool me again If you fool Macartney, you must fool them.Thank you so much, thank you. Zhengrui breathed a sigh of relief, and went to fool Macartney according to the order.The details of this period of deception are recorded in great detail in the history books: Zhengrui first told the British: The emperor had made the final decision, and the special envoy and others could use the British courtesy when they had an audience.The Lord Zheng paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued: "However, according to Chinese customs, it is not reasonable to hold His Majesty's hand to kiss the mouth. Please be sure to avoid this ceremony. It is better to change it to a double kiss." It is better to kneel down.Macartney said it was difficult to obey.

In Daduan's historical materials, the bright spot is not Zhengrui's foolishness, but the message he revealed to the British—Qianlong had promised the British not to kneel. At this point in history, an interesting turning point has taken place. Qianlong has agreed, but the ministers have not agreed.In this way, this matter can be advanced or retreated, sent and received in the heart - all Qianlong's mind is used here. What followed was a fierce collision. The Chinese ministers were iron-tongued and would never give in. The Macartney mission was so overwhelmed that they could only pack up their parcels and walk.Just after picking up the package, the imperial decree has been issued: the English mission has an audience.

So the Chinese and British ministers walked in in a mighty manner. The scene was extremely strange. The Manchu ministers knelt down and said that their slaves had seen the emperor.The Han minister said: I see your majesty.The British mission stood on one knee and looked down at the ground to show respect for Qianlong's power. After that, there were all kinds of sayings about this scene. The Qing Empire said that the British mission knelt down in fright, while the British Always stick to the original statement. Participating in this interview was the son of Deputy Envoy Stanton, who was only twelve years old.Qianlong was overjoyed to see the children, and immediately called his hands: Come, come, come to Zhen.

The little thing walked up to Qianlong: Your Majesty, what do you want from me? Qianlong was even more overjoyed: you can speak Chinese? The little thing said: My Chinese is very poor. Very poor...you know you can't get rich.Qianlong rolled his eyes, untied a betel nut purse from his belt, and gave it to this little thing. After that, they visited the Mountain Resort. According to Stangdong's records, they were accompanied by Heshen and Fukang'an.Oddly enough, the two lead the British mission around a pile of British machinery.The British were wondering why they were wandering here. At this time, Fukangan pointed to a beautiful British clock and said, "Look, this is a product of our celestial dynasty. Surely you don't have it in the UK?"

Macartney smiled bitterly: Please, this clock is our technology in London, England. It should be said that you do not have it in China. Fukang'an was stunned and didn't know what to say.At this time, several eunuchs rushed up and yelled at the British mission: "Nonsense, this is obviously from our China." Macartney shook his head: Look at the back of that clock, even the address of the craftsman in London is engraved clearly. The eunuch refused to give up: We carved it ourselves. Do you think you British people can carve? Macartney shook his head and sighed in despair.

Since then, the British mission has been going back and forth in China, waiting for Qianlong's reply, but Qianlong never responded.It wasn't until the British mission couldn't take it anymore and had to leave Beijing to return to China, that a messenger arrived on a galloping horse and read Qianlong's "Edict" to the British mission: It is absolutely difficult for the British envoy to be stationed in Beijing. Except for the berthing trade in Ningbo, Zhoushan, and Tianjin, it is not feasible. It is even more unfeasible to ask the capital of the Celestial Dynasty to set up a separate line to collect and store goods.

It is especially inconvenient to ask for a small island in Zhoushan for merchants to rest. No!No! !No! ! !A series of unacceptable, icy cold. The door of China closed abruptly against the tip of the foreign devil's nose, and since then civilization and hope have been shut out of this cold iron door.