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"At the ceremony for the transfer of power, everything has been prepared, and we have reached an agreement with the Chinese. If we do not abide by the agreement, how to maintain the dignity of the empire?" Prince Charles sighed.

Even if he didn't want to, he didn't want to, he had to do it like this, although it was shameless to do it like this, it only proved that the empire was no longer good.

"It is true. The Chinese side has always been very determined on this. It is not appropriate to take time to delay. Even, according to their habits, it is possible to play theirs before our ceremony is completed. The national anthem and the raising of the flag will be a greater blow to the dignity of the empire. It is an extravagant hope that we want to leave Asia in dignity." Jeffrey Howe, as the former foreign secretary, has an attitude towards the Chinese in this matter Very understanding.

"Once for two seconds, our chief representative and their people went through dozens of days and more than ten rounds of negotiations! The Chinese will not let their five-star red flag rise over Hong Kong one second late..." Heath is also clear.

They all know that China is also aware that China will not make any concessions in terms of time.

"China has been waiting for Hong Kong to be reclaimed for 155 years. They will not tolerate a one-minute or even one-second delay in driving the sovereignty of Hong Kong. For them, a second delay is related to their sovereignty driving. Damage to their national dignity..." Prince Charles is also aware that there is no possibility that the Chinese can make concessions in this matter.

There have been long negotiations between China and the United Kingdom regarding the timing of the landing of the British flag and the raising of the flag in China.

About this time, a total of more than ten rounds of negotiations have passed.

Until the fourteenth negotiation, the British side made difficult concessions under the condition that China proposed to protect their face and allow Britain to leave Hong Kong in a dignified manner, and agreed to lower it at 23:59:59 on June 30, 1997. National flag.

Faced with such a big concession made by the UK, the Chinese did not and did not make any concessions. They agreed. They have been asking the British to give up one second.

Naturally, the British would not agree to this obviously reducing the time for the empire to exercise its sovereignty over Hong Kong by one second.

Although this second cannot produce much benefit to the empire, it is related to the country's face.

The same is true for the Chinese. Their reasons are very good. Even when they asked the British to give up another second, the British refused. Their friendly diplomat An Wenbin was completely angry. , Said to the British representative Davis sonorously: "Hong Kong has been occupied by you for 155 years, and what I want is only two seconds, but you are so rude to reject! I think this attitude of the British side Not only can we in China not bear it, but the world cannot bear it!"

Why does China require Britain to lower its national flag two seconds in advance?It is to ensure that China's five-star red flag is raised on time at 0:00:00:00 on July 1st!Because of the baton in the hands of the orchestra conductor, it takes exactly two seconds from the moment of lifting to issuing the first note command.

The Chinese agreed that the national flag must be raised on July 1st.

But they don't want to be one second late.

For the people of the world, these top-secret information will only be known to the relevant personnel and senior officials of both parties.Currently Charles and the people around him are very clear.

Therefore, Charles does not think such a thing is feasible.

"It is true that China will not start raising the flag one second later, but what if we disrupt their rhythm?" As a former foreign secretary, Howe knows the Chinese very well.

The others were stunned, looking at Jeffrey Howe with puzzled expressions.The latter smiled and said, "The Chinese people will count the time according to our rhythm from the beginning of the ceremony, and will also make adjustments to their arrangements. Only in this way can they be completely accurate in time. Unmistakable. Even, I can assure you that they are ready to deal with our delay. As long as we delay, before our Empire’s flag has landed, they will raise theirs according to their original plan. National flag!"

Everyone still didn't understand.

"But they would not have thought that if we lowered the national flag in advance? While waiting for a few seconds, can their people bear it? Whether it's their orchestra conductor or their flag-raiser, anyone will show up for one second It’s impossible for the Chinese to raise their national flag at 0:00 on time. Is such a thing acceptable to them?"

Geoffrey Hugh's explanation immediately made everyone understand his plan.

If so, there is indeed a very high possibility that the Chinese will lose face.

"At least, I think our people, or even no one in the world, raised the national flag under such an accident at such a moment!" Geoffrey Hugh looked sinister.

If you want to maintain the dignity of the empire, you can only save the face of the Chinese.

And let the Chinese lose their own face, this is the most appropriate.

"This will cost the Empire a few seconds of sovereignty over Hong Kong!" Heath objected.

The same is true for Prince Charles.

"As long as there is five to ten seconds is enough. According to our agreement, the Chinese must be able to raise the national flag at 0:00:00:00 on July 1. If it is advanced, it will be an infringement of our sovereignty! As for One second late, everyone should know what it means to China..." Jeffrey Hugh's face is even more sinister, "As for the empire's less exercise of sovereignty for a few seconds, what impact will it have on us? Indeed, look. It seems to have made the empire lose face, but if we do this, no one will accuse us. We will only say that we are in line with the spirit of a British gentleman. We have given them a few more seconds to prepare!"

Under such circumstances, the Chinese manpower demanded two more seconds, and it was only obtained after more than ten rounds of negotiations. They would never expect that the British would give them a few more seconds.

According to the agreement between the two parties, the British flag was lowered at 23:59:58. At that time, the British national anthem also stopped. Their orchestra conductor used two seconds to conduct the command, at 0:00:00:00 on July 1. The national anthem was played on time and the national flag was raised.

Even the dress rehearsals in the past few months have been arranged in the same way. The two sides are seamlessly connected. After the Chinese are in the UK, once the rhythm of the British side has problems, the rhythm of the Chinese will also be disrupted, which is equivalent to the rehearsal is useless. .

It is related to the sovereignty of a country, even if it only takes a few seconds, it will cause very serious problems.

The Chinese are as good as the British, and the face of the Chinese is lost one second later.

One second in advance is an infringement of British sovereignty, because both parties have reached an agreement.

"Indeed, we can lower the national flag ahead of time and let Hong Kong form a power vacuum for a few seconds!" Prime Minister Heath took a deep breath.

As the highest authority in the UK, he feels that this approach is completely feasible.

If the first agrees, the others will naturally have no problem.

"Since we want to disrupt their rhythm and put more pressure on them, so that the Chinese will make mistakes under the huge pressure, we cannot proceed according to the original plan!" Although not in Hong Kong, we did not participate in the handover ceremony of the two sides. The rehearsal, but these people are very familiar with the timing of the whole process.

Especially Prince Charles, he will speak on behalf of the British government and announce that the British government will return Hong Kong to China.

The content of the entire speech was completed by relevant government departments after careful consideration and multiple revisions.

"We cannot change the content of the speech, but the prince can change the speed of the speech. From here, even from the beginning, as long as the speech speed is different from the previous public occasions, it can make the Chinese side nervous!" Jie Freeh Howe has a perfect plan.

"Meaning that when I speak faster?" Charles was a little confused."If so, the Chinese will definitely be prepared, after all, they have plenty of time!"

The same is true for others.

They are not clear about Jeffrey's plan.

"No, no, no, your lord, we can't speed up our speech! We need to paralyze the Chinese and make them nervous. Therefore, when you are speaking, you need to delay and slow down your speech..." Jeffrey Hugh shook his head repeatedly .

"In this way, isn't it the same as the Chinese preparations? They should be fully prepared for us to delay time!" The crown prince did not understand.

Only by completing the speech quickly will disrupt the Chinese plan.

"We need to disrupt at the last moment, so that they don't have the slightest chance to adjust the plan! Therefore, I hope that His Highness can slow down and extend the speaking time. It is best to let this time exceed 20 to 30 seconds! Of course! , In order to make the Chinese people more nervous, at the beginning, we can be faster, and then gradually slower, so that the Chinese can not understand! When they find that we are delaying time, they will use the way to deal with our delay... …" Jeffrey Hugh spoke out his plan thoroughly.

The latter is to continue to add, “In the front, if we delay for more than 20 seconds, the Chinese will begin to feel anxious! When we play the national anthem, let our orchestra speed up. At that time, the Chinese Even if they find out, they don't have enough time to adjust their response plan!"

This plan made everyone look at the former foreign minister with a weird look.

There is no objection, because they can only use this method to save the face of the Chinese people, and the chance of success of this plan will be very high.