"Sa Lao, what are you?" Deng Xianxian was frightened by the silver-haired and angry Sa Zhenbing, how could this Sa Lao be angry and look for the bad luck of the general seat, could it be that the general seat had offended the Fujian navy?

"Oh, Secretary Deng. ▲∴, Lao Yu asked you to pass on a message, saying that the navy veteran Sa Zhenbing came to ask for orders to replace Chu Zhaodong, the naval traitor, the rebel and thief, and went to Huasheng * Dun to participate in the peace talks. Please. ”

"This, Sa Lao, you sit down first, and I'll go see if there are other arrangements for the head seat." Deng Xianxian was frightened by Sa Zhenbing's anger, and it was not a trivial matter for a member of the High Advisory Committee to call a military commander a rebel and a thief.

After listening to Deng Xianxian's report, Wu Chenxuan smiled slightly and waved his hand, "Give the old gentleman the best red robe first, and then I will go after three rounds of tea, probably the old gentleman's anger will be a little less." You may be able to hear an explanation when the time comes. ”

Deng Xianxian said in his heart that you are the head of Chrysostom Yuyan, who dares not to give you face. However, he also knew that the boss had great respect for the old men who were in charge of the Gao Gu Committee, and he usually welcomed a visit from afar and treated him as a guest. This time, it is estimated that Sa Lao was angered by Chu Zhaodong's promise not to build super battleships, which is a traditional naval celebrity. When Wu Chenxuan had a headache about how to settle Sa Zhenbing's criticism, on another battlefield, the two main generals of the Chinese delegation, Lu Zhengxiang and Gu Weijun, were in a café at the Georgia Hotel, facing US Secretary of State Charles. Evans?? Hughes and Japanese Foreign Minister Kishigero Bihara, this seemingly idle place of chatter, is actually the place that will really determine the future of the Far East.

"Mr. Bihara, your claim, IMHO, is unrealistic." Gu Weijun is not as steady as Lu Zhengxiang, but the momentum of a young diplomat has allowed him to add a touch of color to China's diplomatic style. "Japan has recognized the permanent cession of the Ogasawara Islands in an internationally recognized treaty, and our National Defense Forces have taken over the defense of this area, and the issue of Okinotori Reef and Minamitorishima Island, which you are now raising as an inherent part of the Ogasawara Islands, is clearly documented in the text of the agreement, so you are now simply trying to overturn the content of the Sino-Japanese reconciliation agreement."

"I can't agree with you. These two islands and reefs are the choke points of our way out of the Pacific Ocean, and if your country has an air force stationed on these islands, it will pose a great threat to our fleet. I ask your country to carefully consider our reasonable request, from the perspective of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries, we..."

"There is no need, this kind of unreasonable demand, we diplomats of the Chinese Democratic Empire will not bring it back to the State Council at all. This is because this is a vain attempt to infringe upon the basic interests and territorial integrity of our country, and no attempt at aggression can be explained from any angle. Gu Weijun's English was so urgent and fast that Foreign Minister Bihara couldn't react for a while, and Gu Weijun said to Secretary of State Hughes, "As far as I know, the Sino-Japanese reconciliation treaty was signed under the witness of the United States, Britain, France and other countries, and the American representative in it, Senator Jackson, used to be your colleague, right?" ”

"Yes, you're absolutely right, Jackson is our Senator from New York, and I've had the privilege of working with him."

"In that case, I think you must agree that this agreement is internationally recognized as legal?"

"Yes. I think so. ”

"Then I have to think that we are wasting all of our time here discussing the terms of an internationally recognized bilateral agreement that are already clearly defined." Hughes was also very embarrassed, although he also promised to help Japan coordinate some concessions to China in order to get Foreign Minister Bihara to accept the share of warships with Japan, but he did not expect that this young Chinese diplomat would be so tough and capable, and he would use words to force him into a corner, and Secretary of State Hughes could not give up the neutral position of the United States, which was a necessary element for them to organize this meeting. So old Hughes had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and watch the foreign minister make a gesture of spreading his hands. Sophisticated diplomats know how to behave like they are sincere and reliable, even if you know they are in a posture. Foreign Minister Bihara is also very helpless, a bunch of wine bags and rice bags in the navy and army were beaten to pieces by the Chinese, but they tried in vain to let diplomats recover what they lost on the battlefield from the negotiating table, this is the original business field of Chinese diplomats, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Japanese Empire is a new business and new field, Foreign Minister Bihara said that we are not professional!

"In my opinion, since the differences between the two sides are very obvious, I would like to ask the representatives of the two sides to convey each other's views to their respective governments in full at a later date, and put aside this controversial topic for the time being, and let's first discuss the issue of trade barriers in the Far East." Hughes's words seemed to be fair and neutral, but Lu Zhengxiang and Gu Weijun glanced at each other, and they both understood that this white-haired old goblin did not have good intentions, and he seemed to be fair, turning the originally uncontroversial matter into something as if it needed to be discussed. Moreover, the Japanese would not have hoped to get the island back in a few words, and they would be proud to convey their position to the Chinese government, creating an international impression that there is a territorial dispute between Minami-Torishima and Okinotori Reef. But if the Chinese diplomat refuses, then the hat of arrogance and unreasonableness will be put on the head of the Chinese diplomat, which is indeed not a good stubble.

Secretary Hughes was indeed a veteran politician, and in 1920 Hughes favored the signing of a treaty establishing the League of Nations. From 1921 to 1925 he worked in Warren?? Gaimariel?? Harding and Calvin?? Coolidge served as U.S. Secretary of State. During his four-year tenure, his most outstanding achievement was the organization of the Washington Conference in 1921, at the opening ceremony, he did not follow the tradition, and said straight to the point that the United States was ready to dismantle 30 warships, but at the same time he asked Britain and Japan to dismantle 23 and 25 ships in the same way, and his construction and frankness surprised the delegates of various countries, and a British journalist commented that Hughes sank more capital ships in 35 minutes than all the admirals in the world in the past few centuries. At the meeting, he fully displayed his diplomatic skills and forced Britain and Japan to sign three treaties, the "Five-Power Naval Agreement," the "Four-Power Agreement," and the "Nine-Power Pact," dismantling the Anglo-Japanese alliance and achieving equal status for the United States and Britain in the navy, thus paving the way for the United States to expand abroad and ascend to the throne of hegemony. In addition, he helped develop the Dawes Plan to resolve disputes over World War I debt and reparations, withdrew troops from the Dominican and Nicaraguan Republics, improved relations with Mexico, and restored normal exchanges between the United States and Latin American countries. You can see how strong and skillful the old diplomat's diplomatic methods are.

"Secretary Hughes, what do you think about the dispute between the Red Russian side and your country over sovereignty over the Alaska region? Of course, China is still willing to stand on the same position with your country from the perspective of upholding international conventions. Gu Weijun's words made everyone present stunned, although Red Russia once talked about the Alaska issue at the diplomatic level, but everyone understood that it was just to disgust the United States, anyway, few countries will recognize the statehood of Red Russia, and what they said should be exhausting.

"I very much appreciate your country's position, and we in the United States believe that this issue is a historical fair trade and that there is a clear treaty text, and that there is no need to discuss it, and that our country has indisputable sovereignty over the waters of Alaska and its affiliated islands." This is not everyone's expectation, and diplomats sometimes have to make certain statements based on the script, and this is a matter of principle, and the slightest carelessness will lead to a diplomatic accident and become the laughing stock of other countries.

Gu Weijun also grasped this point and forced Hughes to make this statement. "My country also agrees with your country's view that the cession of territory as war reparations as stipulated in the text of a clear treaty is one of the internationally recognized forms of war reparation. I believe that the Paris Peace Conference has already set an example for us, so Japan and your country share the same position and do not believe that there is a need to reopen the discussion of the territorial issue for which a clear treaty has already been concluded, so I can only sternly reject this unreasonable demand from the Japanese side. ”

Hughes and Bihara were also helpless against the reasoned and disciplined diplomat, and this attempt to internationalize the issue of Minamitori Island and Okinotori Reef was once again strongly blocked by China.

The real focus of the United States, Britain, China, France, Italy, and Japan is still on the treaty on the limitation of naval armaments. Eventually, a compromise draft was produced in the case of several countries arguing with each other: First of all, the total tonnage limit of the capital ships of the six countries is 525,000 tons each for the United States and Britain, 315,000 tons for China and Japan, and 175,000 tons for France and Italy, that is, the ratio of the five countries is 5:5:3:3.:1.75:1.75. Secondly, it is forbidden to build capital ships with a standard displacement of more than 35,000 tons, and it is not allowed to install guns with a caliber of more than 16 inches. The total tonnage limit of aircraft carriers is 135,000 tons each for the United States and Bone, 81,000 tons for China and Japan, and 60,000 tons for France and Italy. In principle, the standard displacement of a single ship shall not exceed 27,000 tons, and it shall not be equipped with guns of caliber of more than 8 inches. Finally, the United States, Britain, China, and Japan will maintain the status quo on the islands occupied by the United States, Britain, China, and Japan in the Pacific, with the exception of the Hawaiian Islands, Australia, and New Zealand.

The signing of the Six-Power Treaty was only the result of a temporary compromise between the great powers on the issue of the balance of naval power, which allowed the United States to achieve equal status with Britain in naval armaments, thus marking the end of British maritime supremacy. However, the treaty only limited two types of ships, so it did not fundamentally ease the struggle for maritime supremacy among the great powers. China's flexible stance has made the United States, Britain, France and other European and American countries love and hate, but compared to Japan's stubbornness and repetition, China can be reasonable, of course, this is when countries are not aware of the revolutionary changes that the Chinese Navy is about to embark on.