Soviet Russia, the red office of the first leader of the Kremlin, Stalin, smoking a large pipe, flipping through today's jokes.

Stalin was speaking in a small auditorium. During one pause, someone in the audience sneezed.

Staling looked up and asked, "Who sneezed?" ”

No one answered.

Stalin ordered the guards to escort the last row of men out of the auditorium and shoot them all.

Staling continued: "Now tell me, who sneezed?" “

Still no one answered.

Staling ordered the guards to escort the last three rows out of the auditorium, and the gunfire was again fired.

Stalin asked again, "Tell me now!" Who sneezed? ”

A small man with glasses in the second row raised his hand and said, "Uh, I hit it, comrade." ”

To this, Stalin responded: "Pay attention to your body and drink more water. ”

Having expressed concern for the revolutionary comrades, Stalin continued his speech.

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Stalin didn't like the joke very much, he felt that the news must have been spread by the closest people around him, which showed that the ideological problem needed to be grasped a little more.

One of the more gratifying things is that the number of jokes today is not very large, and you can read them quickly. Another piece of good news is that the negotiations with Japan are going well.

After disposing of the most important documents, Staling summoned some of his close subordinates in his red office and made an update on the progress of negotiations with Japan.

Most of the comrades were more happy:

"After dealing with the problem of Manchuria in the Far East as soon as possible, we can also focus more on disobedient Poland."

Poland was also a large, poor neighbor that had been at odds with Soviet Russia before and after World War I.

In addition, there are some comrades who are more pragmatic:

"If the railways in Manchuria cannot be sold before the final negotiation agreement is signed, the issue of the railways will need to be signed separately."

The railroad was an important asset of Soviet Russia in Manchuria, China, and they certainly did not like to be coveted by the Japanese.

Stalin nodded, took out a document and passed it to everyone:

"The railway is almost talked, and it can be sold to the king of the northeast in Manchuria, and he is very interested."

The comrades looked at each other, and finally one of the early birds stood up:

"Are we really going to give up on China? More and more traitors ran there, and they were even planning to form a counterattack force. And China is also becoming more and more profitable, Mr. Shandong's pharmaceuticals and oil fields. ”

Stalin put down his pipe and suddenly applauded:

"You are very thoughtful, and of course we will not give up China's interests. After a temporary technical withdrawal from Manchuria in the Far East, we will also invest in supporting their revolutionary armies in the south. ”

All the comrades present stood up and expressed their admiration for Stalin:

"Long live Comrade Stelin!"

Stalin, who was a man of wisdom and a master of the intricacies of international relations, and, more importantly, a cult of personality at home. His cronies will surely lead by example in supporting this cult of personality.

Stalin also gave everyone a military salute:

"Serve the people!"

After a small ceremony, everyone sat down again, and Stalin continued:

"Mr. Shandong has expressed a lot of affection for the Russians, and his pharmaceutical factories and oil fields use a lot of Russians as engineers and workers, and whether he wants to support the traitors or have a good opinion of our country must be investigated."

A soldier immediately stood up and saluted:

"Yes, investigate immediately, Comrade Stalin!"

So the Russians sent another elite team to investigate Mr. Shandong.

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At the official residence of the Northeast King in Shenyang, Manchuria, Far East China, the Northeast King felt that his relationship with the Japanese had almost reached the honeymoon period, and the request for the purchase of weapons was successfully approved, and the banquet posts sent out were also the most popular among the Japanese.

"What the hell are they having, they will soon know that this banquet is going to be well entertained!"

The order of the king of the northeast was well carried out, and this time it was several wives and several elderly ladies of the king of the northeast who were in charge of preparing the banquet. Under the guiding ideology of focusing on the care of the Japanese.

The ladies and ladies got together and discussed:

"You can make some Japanese-style sweets, make some Japanese-style costumes, and perform some Japanese-style plays."

Of course, there is no shortage of security guards and maids in the official residence of the King of the Northeast, but they need talents with more refined professional skills.

So a group of Japanese chefs, tailors and geisha musicians were hired.

The ladies and ladies got together to enjoy Japanese-style sweets, and each made several sets of kimonos out of rainbow cloth. The ladies lined up according to their age and took a photo.

One of the youngest young ladies clapped her hands and said:

"The tailor is so good, he can do tricks!"

Almost no one pays attention to what this sentence means.

The wives and ladies worked very hard to prepare for the banquet, and they also treated themselves in advance, and watched a kabuki, a kabuki from Japan who looked very charming, holding only a folding fan, and a few simple repetitive movements, which could be fascinating.

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In a garden house in the Tianjin Concession, there lived a family of three members of Emperor Qing and his empress and concubine. Emperor Qing is also a very pitiful figure, he registered at the age of three and became an emperor for three years in ignorance. Abdicated at the age of six, when he didn't remember much.

After his abdication, he was also allowed to live in the Forbidden City, the imperial palace, and received some imperial education for the old and the young. He also always regarded himself as an emperor, and it was not until many years later that he learned that his holy decree could not be transmitted to the palace.

Then the blows followed, and he was expelled from the Forbidden City. Now he is only twenty years old, but he has already experienced the vicissitudes of the world, and the Qing Emperor is still dreaming of restoring the country. He often cashed out the treasures and antiques he brought out of the Forbidden City into checks, and then used the checks to communicate with the ministers of some countries in Tianjin, and worked hard to find even the slightest opportunity.

The Japanese gave him this opportunity and sent messengers to visit him.

Emperor Qing was so enthusiastic that he got carried away, he actually used Western-style etiquette to hug the Japanese envoy, and the guests and hosts conspired in the study for a long time. Emperor Qing personally sent the Japanese envoy out of the door. Then he commanded the only remaining superintendent of his fruits:

"Pack your things, let's go to Manchuria!"

The crowd fell to their knees and dissuaded him:

"The Japanese don't have any good intentions, if they really want to help, they can send troops directly to Beiping City. Please think twice! ”

Emperor Qing was already a drowning man, even if it was a straw, he had to desperately grasp it, so he put his hands behind his back and looked at the sky with tears in his eyes:

"Even if there is a glimmer of hope for the restoration of the country, I will also go to Manchuria."

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Read the next chapter tomorrow (to be continued.) )