The news that the Yasukuni Shrine had been razed to the ground not only spread to Shikoku Island, but also soon spread to all corners of the world; if it was a simple private house or building, it would be nothing if it was destroyed, and in a war, it was possible to destroy anything, but this Yasukuni Shrine is obviously different.

First of all, the Yasukuni Shrine is not in the urban area of Jingdong, but in the suburbs, where it is far away from the flames of war, which is obviously deliberately done by the Chinese Revolutionary Army; Furthermore, where is the Japanese totemic existence, it is like going to the British Empire to blow up Buckingham Palace, and going to France to blow up the Louvre!

After Ito Hirobumi got the news, he was so angry that he vomited blood and fell into a coma, these days, he was overworked and nervous, and after such a blow, he really couldn't stand it.

As for the governments of various countries, they also reacted fiercely, and the Chinese Revolutionary Army was well, what are you going to dig up people's graves for?

However, the current Balfour does not want to grasp such a thing, it is obvious that there are more important things waiting for him to do, Tang Shaoyi's reply on behalf of the government of the Republic of China has been received, and people don't care about the threat of the British Empire at all, why, do you want to pull the bias? Then come, we are barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, even if the Republic of China unifies the whole of China in a few years, as long as you can afford it, we will keep playing!

This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that Balfour has received intelligence from China, the main force of the Chinese Revolutionary Army staying in Taiwan is urgently assembling and making final preparations, Tianjin Port, now nearly 100 troop carriers, have also begun to act, under the escort of warships, leaving Tianjin, it is obvious that this is Zhang Yi's rhythm to increase the number of troops in Japan, if the Chinese Revolutionary Army throws three or five more divisions into Japan, then Japan will have a lot of fun, even if all the Japanese troops are concentrated in Japan, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to resist the attack of the main division of the Chinese Revolutionary Army now!

It's not just Japan that's having fun, it's also the British government. In the telegram, Balfour made it clear that if the Chinese Revolutionary Army did not retreat, then the British Empire would send troops to intervene in the Sino-Japanese War. This is not a joke, and today's Republic of China is not the decaying Qing court of the past. There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and advanced warships. There is also the existence of fighter groups, even if the British Empire is out of the nest, it will be an unpredictable war, even if it is won, it will be a miserable victory, and the British Empire, which is greatly injured, can only be picked up by others in the end!

In order to resolve the current impasse, Balfour not only summoned the Cabinet, but even some of the most respected members of the Parliament, and even celebrities who had retired from politics. Urgently discuss the next steps, including Landsdowne, the previous foreign secretary.

There was a lot of discussion in the council room, and politicians expressed their opinions, but how easy was it to reach a unified opinion? Balfour couldn't help but have a headache when he looked at the current disturbing situation, and things were really tricky. This Chinese tiger is too annoying, don't let yourself seize the opportunity, otherwise, it will definitely not make the Republic of China so happy!

Landsdowne said to Balfour: "Mr. Prime Minister, the problem now is that Zhang Jianzhi no longer believes in the credibility of our British Empire. I think that in order to make a breakthrough, first, we need to lower our posture, and second, we need to find a suitable intermediary to preside over the current situation, rather than our British Empire rushing to the front! ”

Balfour replied, "Monsieur Reims." Now the question is, which is the right middleman? Britain and France he doesn't believe it, Tsarist Russia and the Republic of China have been dirty for many years, Germany, we don't believe it......"

Hehe......

Landsdoore smiled: "And the United States, Mr. McKinley, President of the United States, has always had a good personal relationship with Zhang Yi, and China and the United States have always had good diplomatic relations, and the United States is the most staunch ally of our British Empire......

Balfour nodded, and what Lance said was very reasonable, and replied: "Mr. Lance, what you said is very reasonable, well, if you call President McKinley, he must be willing to come forward, but if the United States takes the lead in such a major matter, then what is the face of the British Empire?" In the future, with the participation of all countries in the world in this mediation, and the British Empire will hand over the dominant power to others, how will the status of the world's first power be demonstrated? ”

Lansdorn hesitated for a moment and said: "The matter is urgent, we can only carry out the following things by pulling Zhang Yi back to the negotiating table first, if Zhang Yi dies and does not turn back, even if we do, we will suffer a big loss, is it really a war with the Republic of China?" Moreover, we just asked President McKinley to call Zhang Yi and be an intermediary, and the leading power in the future mediation and negotiation affairs is still in our hands, will countries think that the United States is already above the British Empire because of such a trivial matter? ”

Balfour hesitated for a long time before nodding and saying, "Then you can do it, I will immediately send a letter to President McKinley, asking him to come forward to restrain Zhang Yi's tiger first, and we will slowly ......calculate the rest."

Soon, McKinley got Belfour's credentials, for Balfour's request, as the president of the United States, the two countries have close diplomatic relations, naturally will not refute, and now the U.S. Congress is getting louder and louder for the government to mediate the Sino-Japanese war, which can kill two birds with one stone, and it is really good to enhance the prestige and support of the government.

McKinley personally telegraphed Zhang Yi, requesting that the war between China and Japan be stopped first, that the Chinese Revolutionary Army could temporarily stay in Tokyo Bay, but that it should not continue to increase its troops in the future, and that it should be guaranteed that the Chinese Revolutionary Army would not indiscriminately kill innocents in Japan.

During Zhang Yi's two visits to the United States, McKinley got along with Zhang Yi really well, and the relationship between the two countries became increasingly close. It is better to take advantage of the opportunity of the big victory to open your mouth to the Japanese lion and ask for more benefits.

Zhang Yi received McKinley's telegram and smiled helplessly, McKinley's style is purely the traditional style of Americans, everything looks at money, as long as we give money, we won't meet Little Japan.

Zhang Yi now also understands that if he has to occupy the whole territory of Japan, then the international pressure faced by the Republic of China is too great, and there is no need at all, and now that the British Empire has been shaken, there is no need to make waves in Japan.

Zhang Yi took a deep breath and said, "Call Xu Huaijin and ask to temporarily restrain the people, stop the war, and wait for the next international mediation!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )