End of July 1816，The British Amherst mission arrived in Haikou, Tianjin。Qing government officials sent him a large amount of rice and noodles as usual、Cattle and sheep、Vegetables, etc.，And asked the mission’s purpose of coming to China。The British side stated that “the main purpose of the mission is to consolidate and strengthen the friendship and cooperation between the two countries”。Qing government officials had doubts about this，Asking again "Is there any other purpose"，The British did not tell the truth。The Qing government at that time believed that，Since the British came to China for the "friendship" between the two countries，So when bonus bet365 met with Emperor Jiaqing，You should kneel three times and kowtow nine times，And practice beforehand，To ensure correct salutation in front of the emperor。Since then，China and Britain are focusing on the issue of whether British envoys should kneel three times and kowtow nine times before the Qing emperor，There have been many obvious negotiations and arguments。

August 13，Su Leng’e, the imperial envoy of the Qing government, etc.，Host a banquet for bonus bet365 at the Tianjin Road Administration Office。Su Leng’e and others expressed to bonus bet365，"The banquet is a banquet given by the emperor"，Therefore，British people “should express their gratitude by kowtowing，This is an indispensable etiquette”。Amerst is determined not to give this gift，He said，We are coming to China，In my heart, I have “all sincere respect” for the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty。But，“The etiquette of England cannot be similar to that of China”。In the UK，Anyone who meets a distinguished official，Standing respectfully without crown，bow down；Tie the crown before the king，Kneel down，bow down；Ru Xiang’s position as king，We bow without hats，bow down，It is a great gift”。Su Leng'e and others said to them: "I know you are respectful，You should accompany and salute。”

bonus bet365 was worried about the beginning of his mission，It failed due to diplomatic etiquette issues，Even more unwilling to undermine the dignity of the British monarch due to diplomatic etiquette，So it is claimed: "British foreigners are polite，Although not the same as the Celestial Empire，Respect in his heart is the same”，Etiquette requirements for the Qing government，"There is nothing to disobey。”

Su Leng’e and others repeatedly enlightened him，bonus bet365 also argued many times，The final result is，When thanking Que during this feast，Officials from China and the UK each act according to the etiquette of their respective countries。Qing officials perform three kneels and nine kowtows；The British envoys will be exempted from the crown if they go up to three levels，Nine bows and bows，Nine bows，Bingyun: "It's like seeing the great emperor，I would rather not wear my hat，Nine knees and one knee，Jiuyi bows his head。”

However，Although the problem with Que Xie’en was perfunctory，Prevaricate，But the problem is not solved。After the banquet，Su Leng'e and others had to discuss with Amesh and others the etiquette issues of meeting the Qing emperor。Amethyst title，He could only kneel down on one knee and kiss the Qing Emperor's hand，This ceremony can be repeated nine times。He considered the courtesy he performed to meet him，There is almost no difference from the requirements of Su Leng'e and others，The only difference is that "kneel on one leg instead of kneeling on two legs，The bow is not as deep as they (Qing court officials)”。Although Su Leng'e and others were worried that the Qing Emperor might be "dissatisfied" with this etiquette，But it seems that he still recognized bonus bet365’s "nine knees and one knee"，The etiquette of bowing down on September 1st，So he presented it to Emperor Jiaqing that day。Emperor Jiaqing was very angry，A decree was sent to severely reprimand Su Leng'e and others。

August 16，Su Leng'e and others ordered the British envoy's ship to anchor at Caicun, Wuqing County。Qing government officials Zhang Wuwei and others were ordered to explain to Amerst and others，The Imperial Envoy Su Leng'e and others received the order，The Qing emperor "kneeled nine times and one kneel to bonus bet365"，I am very unhappy with the "Jiu Yi bow" ceremony，Require bonus bet365 to perform the three kneels and nine kowtows ceremony proposed by the Qing government，"Just answer yes or no"。bonus bet365 "agrees to salute"，Just keep going”，Otherwise，Return to UK immediately。

August 17，Su Leng'e and others personally "enlightened" Amesh and others，Detailed instructions，Showing both grace and power，Find ways to introduce metaphors，Ask him to practice the ritual of kneeling three bonus bet365 and knocking nine bonus bet365”。Amesh said，I "came from overseas，I really don’t dare to be disrespectful”，But “I dare not change the etiquette of my country without permission”，Otherwise，After returning to China in the future，The King of England will definitely " punish our sins again"，Reject。

Qing government officials and British envoys "from morning to noon"，Repeated negotiations，Finally, bonus bet365 said: "Kneel down，A bowing ceremony”，He is the envoy of our country "to all the countries he visits"，Etiquette that has never been done before，Now "I am willing to do nine more things"，In other words，bonus bet365 agreed to kneel nine times and one kneel，Meeting Emperor Jiaqing with the Bowing Ceremony of September 1st。Su Leng'e and others thought: "Nine kneels and one knee"，Jiuyi bows his head，And the ceremony of kneeling three times and knocking nine times，Not the same after all”，British envoys are still required to "obey the etiquette of kneeling three times and knocking nine times" to meet the Qing emperor。

Amesh uses retreat to advance，Bargaining claim，For example, the Qing government believed that "nine kneels and one kneel"、The etiquette of "bowing down on September 1st"，“Not like Chinese etiquette”，Then，bonus bet365 can "kneel down"，Three bows，Three times，And the ceremony of kneeling three times and knocking nine times，Imitation”。Today，Su Leng'e and others reported this situation to Emperor Jiaqing。

​​Emperor Jiaqing received this report，Extremely dissatisfied，I wanted to expel the British envoy back immediately，But the ship on which the British envoys traveled，Leaved Tianjin for Guangdong on August 13th，There are certain practical difficulties in immediately repatriating bonus bet365。In view of this，On August 17, Emperor Jiaqing sent the Minister of Lifan Yuan and Shi Tai to Tongzhou，Order him to explain to the British envoy his personal opinions that "the Chinese system regards the ceremony of three kneeling and nine kowtows as the highest respect"。The fifty-eighth year of Qianlong，The British envoy Macartney also performed three kneels and nine kowtows。“As for your envoy’s return to the country，Inform the king of the etiquette performed，Everyone in my country is ignoring me”。The Qing government hopes to be "repeatedly enlightened" by He Shitai and others，Can "make the envoy respect and obey"，Arrived in Beijing and returned with ceremony，The most beautiful”。

I don’t know that He Shitai and others are trying to satisfy Emperor Jiaqing’s vanity and self-esteem，Kneel three times and kneel one knee as bonus bet365 agreed to do、The ceremony of "bowing down on September 1st"，Mistaken as the inappropriate ritual of kneeling three times and knocking nine times，Or is it deliberate prevarication，After he received the order from Emperor Jiaqing，On August 24th，An ambiguous report to the Qing government，He is leading the British envoys to practice etiquette，Just so far，“The etiquette of the tribute envoy and others has not been as expected”。

Perhaps it is because of the ambiguous semantics of the report by He Shitai and others，The Qing Emperor misunderstood that the British envoys had agreed to perform the ritual of kneeling three times and knocking nine times。August 25，Edict of Emperor Jiaqing and Shitai and others，The British and their envoys are "secluded in the wilderness，Its etiquette in China，Originally unable to comply with regulations。At this time, the general orders the tribute envoys and others to perform the ceremony of kneeling three times and knocking nine times，Between standing up and kneeling，Feeling a little unfamiliar，Not enough to blame”。At that time, Emperor Jiaqing was extremely conflicted and entangled，He thinks，It would be easier to send the British envoys back home，But act like this，This is really a bad idea，Although bonus bet365’s face was disgraced，The Qing government itself is not glorious either。"Anyway，It is better to meet and greet each other”，Trying to make do with things。

Morning of August 29th，He Shitai and others led Amesh and his party to the gate of the Old Summer Palace。At this time，Emperor Jiaqing has been promoted to the throne，Send a message to summon bonus bet365。But Amesh "with extreme fatigue，The dress is not prepared，Especially on the grounds of not carrying credentials etc.，Refuse to go”。Stated that he would never kneel down and worship，Whistle away。

The first diplomatic relations between China and Britain，Interrupted due to disputes over diplomatic etiquette。In the process of human historical development，There will inevitably be imbalances in development and social systems among countries and regions、Cultural Tradition、Differences in values。Before 18th century，The differences between Eastern and Western countries are huge，Gives people reason to regard them as two completely different worlds。The Amesh mission came to China in 1816，China and Britain act out of their respective national interests、Historical Tradition、Considerations on values ​​and other aspects，Respectively put forward their own diplomatic requirements。The UK focuses on establishing close national relations with China，To capture politics in China、Foreign capital、Business interests，China, on the other hand, pays more attention to the etiquette for bonus bet365 envoys to meet the Qing emperor。At that time，China and Britain did not threaten to use force，Therefore, there is no fundamental or principled right or wrong。

The diplomatic etiquette requirements proposed by the bonus bet365 and the United Kingdom，Although there are varying degrees of limitations based on the political traditions and diplomatic etiquette practices of the country，But it is mainly caused by the different conditions between China and foreign countries，Its nature is still a diplomatic dispute between two sovereign countries。But 24 years later in 1840，The dispute over diplomatic etiquette between China and Britain or China and foreign countries，The nature has changed，Exhibit strong aggression and anti-aggression。

　　(The author is a professor at the School of History, bonus bet365 Normal University)