Back to the Republic of China as a commander

There is nothing you can do about not giving face. Wang Zhenyu found that the higher a person is in a high position, the less likely he is to do whatever he wants. There are too many things to worry about. If he really cleans up people because of Chiang Kai-shek's behavior, it will be too cheap.Let him go, anyway, history is no longer that history, unless someone kills himself and then makes things right.

While Shanghai is very lively, Beijing is full of awe.

Although according to the Armistice Agreement between the North and the South, Beijing is still the political center of China, but it is clear that this center is already in name, and Beijing in the post-Yuan era has begun to depreciate.However, the mission headed by the United Kingdom still has not moved in Beijing, because they themselves have not yet made a fool of themselves in arguing about China's future situation.

In the British Legation, a banquet is being held. The gorgeously dressed diplomats’ wives and the women’s families of those in power from Beijing are tasting the best French dry red at the banquet, exchanging opinions on popular clothing, and talking Chinese servants with bow ties and plates shuttled among them, delivering drinks to these noble ladies.There is no gunpowder smoke of the European War here, and there are only relaxed and happy conversations and hearty laughter, as if the war that ruined the lives of tens of millions of young people in Europe has nothing to do with them.In the small room next to the banquet site, the atmosphere became solemn. The British Minister Zhu Erdian, the French Minister Kant, the American Minister Reinsch, the Japanese Minister Hiki Masaki, and the Russian Minister Kuppensky, the six major powers in the traditional sense have There are five people here.As for the German minister, because of the relationship between the belligerent countries, although there was an agreement before the war to act in a unified manner on the issue of China, it was still intentionally or unintentionally ignored in actual work.

According to the rules, as the current overlord of the world, the British Minister Zhu Erdian was still the first to speak: "My friends, this damn war that lasted for more than four months in China is finally over. It is worth our attention that this ancient The country has now entered a state of actual division. I think that as envoys of the civilized world, we have an obligation to sit down and talk about our views on the future of this ancient country, and do something for the peace of this country.”

Zhu Erdian is really a born diplomat, and the evil things have become righteous in his mouth. It is said that one of the main reasons why Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor was that this dear friend persuaded him, which led Yuan Shikai to really think that the big powers would support him, but in fact It is impossible for the great powers who are busy with the European war to come up with any real money to support him.Even after the outbreak of the War to Protect the Nation, Zhu Erdian, who was used to being aloof, did something that disgusted the Japanese. He actually deducted the customs tax and salt tax by referring to the method during the [-] Revolution. Helping, this is killing Yuan Shikai.Yuan Shikai, who had no money, could only watch helplessly as the Beiyang Army under his command was defeated one by one, and finally achieved Wang Zhenyu's great cause, and also ruined Lao Yuan's life.The stubborn Zhu Erdian now not only does not have a trace of guilt, but regards China's split as a major victory in his diplomatic work in China. The reason is that Britain is now unable to control China, and a divided China can better safeguard the interests of the British Empire in China.This logic is too tough, but it doesn't matter, the Japanese think so too.

However, Japanese Minister Hiki Masaki's next speech was not so polite. With the outbreak of war in Europe, Japan's intervention in China has obviously increased. One, their Japan is the second.So Hikimashi rushed to speak in front of the French Minister Kant, and the French were very angry about it, but there was nothing they could do, because their young people were busy filling their lives and bodies to Europe to fill the trenches, and the whole country was crushed by the goddamn Germans I can't breathe, and I am on the edge of the storm at any time.If the missions really want to conduct military intervention in China similar to the Eight-Nation Allied Forces, they can only rely on the Japanese and Russians. In fact, the life of the Russians is not very easy. They just let the Germans fight on the Eastern Front Looking for teeth all over the place.So if you want to interfere in China's internal affairs now, after all the calculations, the Japanese family can send troops, so now the rudeness to these yellow-skinned dwarfs can only be patient. When the old men defeat the Germans, you just wait Just wait and see.

Riyi looks very good among the Japanese, with a handsome face and a somewhat mighty mustache, he is definitely a standard handsome man in the eyes of oriental people.But when he spoke, he was very aggressive: "As a member of the embassy, ​​I am very interested to know, my respected British friends and French friends, what did you talk about in Shanghai with the southern warlord who openly opposed the Great Japanese Empire Why didn't we explain it to our friends from the Allied countries?"

Zhu Erdian is very disgusted with this Japanese who is a gentleman in appearance but rude in heart. In fact, on the issue of Article 21, this Japanese played a very disgraceful role, which severely damaged Yuan Shikai's political reputation. Now it is better, Yuan Shikai is dead. , China is also out of control, and all the big powers have to sit here and re-select one or more agents.It was all the troubles caused by these greedy Japanese. Zhu Erdian had a vague feeling that the next Chinese politicians might not respect the big powers as much as Yuan Shikai, a bureaucrat from the former Qing Dynasty.

Although he was very dissatisfied, Zhu Erdian still smiled very gentlemanly: "Hehe, I think our Japanese friends may have misunderstood. There is no negotiation at all, just a very normal contact. As we all know, the Yangtze River is where the British Empire's inherent interests lie. The empire has a duty of care and a right to care about any Chinese power that enters the region."

U.S. Minister Rui Shien shrugged his shoulders with a smile and said: "I think we should talk about some serious business. As for some trivial matters, I think we can find time to communicate in private."

The French envoys and the Russian envoys also agreed one after another. Hiki Masuke snorted coldly and did not ask any more questions. His luck has not been very good recently, and it seems that he used up all his good luck after discussing 21 items.The drastic change in the situation in China has actually not played a role. According to the news sent by his father-in-law, the Tokyo side is already somewhat dissatisfied with his performance, and is planning to replace the ambassador to China.So he had to do something to save himself, for himself and for the empire: "I suggest that our five countries jointly send troops into Shanghai to rebuild China's order. We can't just sit back and watch China's split, let alone watch the rebel forces in the south merge."

The other four envoys looked at Hikima more like a fool, wondering if this Japanese is out of order.

Zhu Erdian didn't speak, he glanced at Kant.Kant coughed and said, "Minister Hiki Masaki, I don't think we need to remind you any more. Any military intervention in China is not in line with the interests of our countries in China. In fact, the North and South have ceased fighting, so we'd better stop talking about it." Make irresponsible remarks. In addition, I still want to ask you not to forget that any action in the Yangtze River area needs to be told to our British friends. We are aware of the fact that your government sent special agents in the Yangtze River area. As for saying that they are missing, I Think it shouldn't be considered as a factor in diplomatic issues, damn it, Europe is broken, we need peace in Asia, you know?"

Hiji Masaki was so angry that he couldn't speak, he could only defend weakly: "Please don't get me wrong, the Great Japanese Empire is just a few businessmen who entered the Yangtze River Basin to invest and do business, there is no such thing as spies. Please, Mr. Kant, don’t spread rumors on this point. As the Minister of the Empire of Japan to China, I am very interested in knowing everyone’s thoughts on China’s future.”

After Britain and France jointly suppressed the arrogance of the Japanese, Zhu Erdian felt very good. This is the familiar rhythm he wanted. Now it is his turn to conclude his statement: "In fact, what we want is only peace in China. As for the unification or not It doesn't matter. My opinion is that the Chinese should put down their weapons now and start construction with peace of mind. Europe needs their materials and labor, so we have an obligation to promote the implementation of the North-South armistice agreement and the national government. The establishment of this regional government even relaxes some policies. I believe that a divided China is more beneficial to civilized countries like us. Whether it is the central government in Beijing or the regional national government, it will eventually be Ask us, my friends, please believe that this will be our spring..."

Zhu Erdian's words made Hiji Masuke vomit blood with anger. With the further escalation of the European War, the Great Japanese Empire's ambitions for China are also growing. The dispatch of troops to Shandong is the best proof.And more importantly, if China is really divided into two, it will fundamentally cut off the possibility of Japan infiltrating the southern region by controlling the central government.Therefore, Rijiyi decided to report to the country, in any case to destroy the formation of the Southern National Government.The result of his idea was that the Japanese military department created Cai E's "disease", and at the same time, the assassination plan against Wang Zhenyu was restarted after being stopped.

The American Minister Rui Shien thought of another thing. If it is true that Britain and France promised to exchange the customs of nine southern Chinese provinces to the regional national government that will be established in order to obtain Wang Zhenyu's military supplies, does it mean that the United States of America Can American capital and commodities enter the South China market smoothly by exerting influence on the future national government?

As for the Russian minister, he has no interest in these things. The current situation of the Russian Empire in Europe is a mess, so he doesn’t have much appeal for the Far East. What he really cares about is the vested interests of the Russian Empire in Outer Mongolia, because it is said that Little Japan has already started Outer Mongolia's idea.