Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 389 Negotiation Begins

After 1 minute, Guan Xuqing raised his head and said again: "War is always cruel and bloody. From ancient times to the present, every war has involved tens of thousands of people in the war. Destroyed, loved ones died in the war, and they were displaced. Who desires war? Can war bring people any benefits? No one desires war, and war can only bring boundless fear to one person. Look! After experiencing Among the people in the war, many people fell into that fear all day because of the bloody collapse. They did not die in the war, but died in their own fantasies. The war may expand the territory, but more is to make the country chaotic, let The people's life has regressed to the lowest point. Perhaps only those so-called war madmen are eager for war! This world needs peace, this world does not need war, and never will."

The atmosphere at the scene was gradually infected by Guan Xuqing's contagious words, and the entire venue was extremely quiet except for the clicking of the reporters' cameras.

Guan Xuqing's eyes flickered, and he continued: "I thought I should belong to a pacifist, so I often thought, why did this war start? I thought it was not a problem of one person or one country. The Sarajevo incident can only be said to be a problem. The contradictions within a country, but in the end how many countries participated in it, formed a large-scale war in the whole world. A small event can have such a huge influence. What is the root cause? You can use To sum it up in two words, it is ambition! This is the inherent nature of human beings."

Some people at the scene were nodding, some people disagreed, and some people were gnashing their teeth.

Guan Xuqing didn't care, and continued: "I propose five principles here, and I hope that everyone present at the meeting will carefully understand the importance of these five principles. First, mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. Second, mutual non-aggression Third, non-interference in each other's internal affairs. Fourth, equality and mutual benefit. Fifth, peaceful coexistence. I call this the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. China firmly advocates that all countries implement the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. Political and political relations between countries All economic relations should be based on the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. We should use the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence as the criterion to establish a new international political and economic order.”

When Guan Xuqing walked off the stage, the audience burst into applause, and his speech pushed the meeting to an all-time high.

Since then, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence have gradually been accepted by most countries in the world, not only reflected in a large number of bilateral treaties of various countries, but also confirmed by many international multilateral treaties and international documents.The five principles of peaceful coexistence proposed by Guan Xuqing were also clearly included in the Beijing Agreement signed at the end of this peace conference.

It can be said that at this Beijing Peace Conference, Guan Xuqing clearly demonstrated to the world the diplomatic attitude of imperial independence and clear political views, and laid a peaceful tone for the entire Beijing Peace Conference. He seized this opportunity and allowed China to achieve It has never had a diplomatic status in the world since the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Next, representatives from various countries took the stage to speak respectively. Most of the representatives revised their speeches around the central point of the Chinese emperor's speech, and the tense atmosphere of the entire peace meeting suddenly eased.After the speeches, representatives from various countries had lunch together.At three o'clock in the afternoon, representatives from various countries returned to Tiandi Family Spring one after another under the escort of security personnel. The main venue for this meeting was in the Palace of Qinzheng, where Guan Xuqing often called cabinet ministers for meetings.

In addition to the Chinese side, the participants in the meeting at the main venue included Emperor Franz of Austria, Grand Duke Charles, Minister of Foreign Affairs Metternich, British Prime Minister Balfour, Marquess of Wellington, the military representative, and Lord Smeigley, Minister of Foreign Affairs. , Kaiser Wilhelm II, Chief of the General Staff of the Army Moltke Jr., Minister of Foreign Affairs Count Claude, French Prime Minister Briand, Minister of Foreign Affairs Soss, Minister of the Supreme Command General Foch, President of the United States Theodore Franklin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Assistant to the President, King of Bavaria, Commander-in-Chief and Minister of Foreign Affairs, King of Saxony, Commander-in-Chief and Minister of Foreign Affairs, King of Thuringia, Commander-in-Chief and Foreign Minister, and other members of the Rhine League were completely excluded from the main venue because they were too small.

The meeting started under the auspices of Liang Qichao, the Chinese plenipotentiary, and Guan Xuqing immediately saw the serious greed of the heads of state present.Everyone gathered here today is here to distribute the fruits of victory in the war.

Before Liang Qichao could finish speaking, William II, who was always impatient, said first: "The affairs of Europe should be settled by now. I think this is the focus of our conversation today. What do you think, Your Majesty the Great Emperor?" William He glanced at Guan Xuqing, hoping to get help from him, but Guan Xuqing was very disgusted with William's rude behavior, so he just nodded slightly.But William didn't take it seriously, he felt that with such a powerful friend by his side, he didn't need to be afraid of anyone present.

William stood up suddenly, grasped the edge of the table tightly with both hands, leaned forward with his upper body, his eyes radiated sharp and human light, and said: "Everyone knows very well that now the Loire, Morvains The central and southern parts of France, where the mountains and the mountains are the demarcation line, are all under the control of our army. Therefore, our country requests that through this peace talks, our country's legal ownership of this part should be clarified. In addition, French overseas colonies should be free of charge Divide one-half of it to our country, and the specific place can be decided after discussion.” Without a word of nonsense, William stated all the demands of the Germans.

"It's impossible!" As soon as William's words fell, General Foch, who was equally irritable, slapped the table and shouted: "France's territory is eternally sacred, do you want to cede our territory with just one word from you? Dreaming!" !"

"You are just a small officer, what right do you have to interrupt here!" William looked at Foch in disgust, frowned and said. Not worthy to be at this negotiating table.

"In essence, General Foch is also our representative of France." Foreign Minister South said with a cold face.

"But don't you know that speaking in this place depends on strength? What right does he have to yell here." William continued, not giving the other party any face.After all, France has been the sworn enemy of Germany for many years.

"You!" Soth blushed with anger.In front of the imposing Kaiser, he obviously lacked confidence. What is the difference between the current France and the defeated country, and there is no strength to speak of.

Others saw that William confronted the French representatives as soon as he came up, and some couldn't help but feel a little worried, while others wished that the two sides would fight each other and make a joke of themselves.

"Your country alone occupies more than half of France, which is indeed too much. We still have so many countries waiting here?" Austrian Foreign Minister Metternich said.His words were supported by other allies, and some even accused William II of having too much appetite.

"Really? As far as I know, the whole of Central and Western Europe was under the control of France before the war. Now we only ask for such a small area, isn't it too much?" William responded fiercely.As soon as he said that, many people lost their voices, especially the three members of the Rhineland League, because before the war, their land was all under the control of France, and it was the German tanks that took them from the French. rescued.

"How about this, take the Mark Plateau as the boundary, and all parts belong to Germany, what do you think, Your Majesty?" The King of Bavaria suggested that if it is divided in this way, then Germany will occupy almost half of the French territory.

"Hehe! Sounds good. But everyone seems to have forgotten where our army's current control line is, and why we have to retreat so much. The land within the range of our army's cannons is our German territory." William Looking at everyone and saying, the meaning is very clear, that is, the area that my army is occupying now belongs to me. It is basically impossible for me to spit it out. This kind of domineering and tyrannical attitude completely ignores Angry and gloomy faces from other heads of state.

"Then what your majesty means is that we can only use force to determine the dividing line." The Bavarian king said with a gloomy face. The reason why he dared to say such a thing was because he knew that the Saxon king beside him stood on his side. However, relying on his weak strength alone, if he wanted to stand up to the powerful German tanks, he had to rely on the power of the alliance to see if it was possible.

"Didn't you prove it last month? Didn't the French beat you badly enough? If you haven't been hurt, we can continue to accompany you." Xiao Maoqi said with an indifferent expression.

"You." As soon as little Maoqi said that, the King of Bavaria and others who participated in the battle and fled in embarrassment stared at him angrily. If the eyes were killing people, I believe that little Maoqi has no bones left now. But he didn't care about it.

"You are here to share our territory, why don't you listen to France's opinion first." Briand, who has always been gentle, could no longer remain silent at this time. He was very angry at the allies' spoils. He has never expressed his opinion, he really wants to walk away, the great France can no longer bear the humiliation of being divided face to face!

Everyone looked at Briand together, and William sneered twice: "Does France still have the right to express opinions now? I don't think so."

"Of course I have this right. Don't forget that France is still France and the Arc de Triomphe is still standing in this war." Briand's words clearly showed that France was not the loser in this war. It has the strength to engage in any form of dialogue with any country.

(End of this chapter)