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Lin Yuan smiled lightly and said, "It's okay, it's up to me." After finishing speaking, Lin Yuan turned his head to look at British Prime Minister Cecil, and said indifferently: "Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for arranging the negotiation venue for us, but I think Just a reminder."

Speaking of which, Lin Yuan stood up and said to the ministers of various countries: "This includes you! The French ministers, the United States, Germany, Italy, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire ministers." At this point, Lin Yuan's eyes fell on Japan. On the Minister, Lin Yuan said disdainfully: "Including you, Japanese Minister!"

When Lin Yuan said this, his tone paused again. He looked around the crowd proudly, and said word by word: "What I want to remind you is: you are only a mediator country, not an arbitration country! I will only refer to your opinions, not obey!"

Lin Yuan raised his tone, and continued: "Not just you, no matter any country, don't want us Chinese to obey!"

After Lin Yuan said these words, he sat back on the chair gracefully, then leaned slightly towards Gilles, and said in a firm and deep voice: "Don't think that you will unite so many countries to put pressure on me and I will Yield, tell you, your idea—wrong!"

Lin Yuan’s words were all spoken in English, so many reporters off the field could understand them. They were also journalists specializing in diplomatic news, each with rich experience. They were also shocked when they heard Lin Yuan’s words, because in their Among the diplomats I have met, no one is as tough as Lin Yuan!

The meeting hall was silent for a while, and suddenly cheers and applause erupted from the group of reporters. Lin Yuan knew that it was Shen Wanqing and the others, so he didn't look back, but quietly looked at Cecil and Giles , like a peerless master waiting for the enemy to move!

What surprised Lin Yuan was: Cecil also didn't speak for a long time. It turned out that he was stunned by Lin Yuan's tough statement. He didn't know what to say for a while, because everything Lin Yuan said made sense. It was originally a matter between China and Russia, and had nothing to do with Britain and other countries, so he couldn't refute Lin Yuan at all.

At this time, it was Giles who reacted. He smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Lin Yuan, do you think this negotiation is just between us? I can tell you clearly: No! Absolutely not!"

"The results of this negotiation will provide examples and examples for resolving international disputes in the future. Therefore, this negotiation is not only a matter for both of us, but also a matter for many countries in the world!"

Hearing what Giles said, Cecil suddenly seemed to grasp the straw, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, this negotiation will provide an example for our future disputes, so all our countries hope to use this negotiation to establish A new international order, within the framework of this order, protect the interests of the people of our countries!"

Lin Yuan secretly smiled in his heart: "The interests of the people of your countries? What a ridiculous and shameless reason. Isn't the international order you want to establish used to oppress backward countries like us? See what I say below, let Slap your own face with your own hands!"

So Lin Yuan smiled at Cecil: "What do you mean, do you mean that the results of the negotiations between the two countries can provide an example for other countries to solve problems?"

Cecil and the ministers of various countries nodded, and Lin Yuan smiled and said: "Well, in fact, there have been many wars and negotiations in Europe before, why don't we borrow a few? Let's say The most recent one, on May 1871, 5, the German Empire and the French Republic signed the "Treaty of Frankfurt", can we refer to this treaty?"

In the "Treaty of Frankfurt", it stipulated that France ceded Alsace and Lorraine to Germany, as well as some compensation matters. Lin Yuan quoted the purpose of this treaty very clearly: Pao, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok even ceded their country's land to China.

Cecil and Giles stopped talking, because Lin Yuan's move was so clever that Cecil and Giles fell into a self-contradictory situation. Lin Yuan looked at the two and said with a smile: "Why? Which one are we following? The Treaty of Frankfurt? Or, as I said, the Treaty of Nerchinsk?"

Seeing that the trick was not going to work, Gilles had no choice but to hold on. He stared at Lin Yuan firmly and said, "Our Russian Empire will not agree to your proposal!"

A winning smile appeared on the corner of Lin Yuan's mouth, and he said, "Then I'm sorry, if you don't agree with my proposal, the negotiation cannot continue."

Gilles approached Lin Yuan and whispered, "Do you want to restart the war?"

Lin Yuan replied coldly: "Restart is restart, you dare to threaten me with restart war? You don't think about it carefully, you couldn't defend back then, now let you attack, you have the ability to attack ?"

Giles said angrily: "It was pure luck that you were able to capture Vladivostok. Our navy was not in Vladivostok at that time. When the war resumes, you just wait for failure."

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you, so let's declare war now? How about it?"

When Giles heard this, he was taken aback. He was different from Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan was not under the control of the Qing court. He could declare war if he could, but Giles couldn’t. In terms of imposing manner, he was much shorter than Lin Yuan, so Giles sat back on the chair dejectedly.

Seeing that Giles was in a disadvantageous position, Cecil immediately stood up and said: "The atmosphere of our negotiation today is a bit dignified. I suggest that we change another day and renegotiate, okay?"

Lin Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said: "No matter when the negotiation is, my position will not change anyway. It will be the same no matter how many rounds of negotiations. I agree to choose a date for the next round of negotiations."

Gilles also nodded, and Cecil then said, "Well, let's stop here for today's round of negotiations."

Without waiting for Cecil to finish speaking, Lin Yuan stood up and walked outside, saying as he walked: "I hope that the next round of negotiations will be a separate meeting between us and the Russians, and other unrelated countries will not appear gone."

While Lin Yuan was talking, he walked away under the surprised eyes of the ministers of various countries and foreign reporters. When he came out of the conference hall, Shen Wanqing walked up to Lin Yuan and said to him: "Your performance today is simply too shocking. , those foreign reporters looked at you differently than before."

Lin Yuan said: "To deal with these foreign devils, you have to be tough. In the past, we didn't have the strength, so we didn't dare to be tough on them, but now it's different."

Shen Wanqing asked: "But it seems that the Russians will not agree. What should we do next?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "Actually, negotiations are like this. The two sides will not make concessions. In the end, the weaker one will compromise. The Russians are not as strong as us in the Northeast. They will definitely compromise in the end. If we can come up with a A good way can greatly speed up the process of the Russians' compromise."