"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and the Russian ambassador have arrived, and they have been arranged to wait in the office. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

On a rainy morning, Natsuki was collecting plant specimens with the little princesses in the indoor botanical garden of the "Forest Palace", when the report of the attendant made him temporarily switch back to the role of a father and the king of a country.

Back in the office, Alexei Nikonov, the Russian ambassador to Ireland in a black dress, hurriedly stood up to salute, while Prime Minister Patrick Pierce stood aside with a calm expression.

"Ha, Mr. Nikonov, long time no see! Are you already tired of this musty rainy day? Natsuki said heartily.

The Russian ambassador hurriedly replied: "I have been in Ireland for almost two years, and I have long been accustomed to such weather. This warm climate is suitable for the growth of crops! ”

"Oh, that's good, it's very adaptable." Xia Shu walked straight behind the desk, sat down in a large and comfortable chair, and then clasped his hands: "Patrick called in the morning, saying that you came here on behalf of the chairman of your country's Council of Ministers to convey your apologies to us?" ”

The tall Soviet Russian ambassador had just sat down, and when it came to the topic, he got up again and said in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant: "Yes, Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, there was an unpleasant misunderstanding between the ships of the two countries in the middle of the North Sea, which caused damage to the normal diplomacy of the two countries, and even caused a very bad impact in the international arena. For this reason, Comrade Sverdlov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Irish State, has entrusted me to express my sincere apologies to Your Majesty and to the people of Ireland. We assure with personality that this incident was purely caused by an error in the calibration of the route of our ships, and that the officers and men of the Soviet and Russian Navy had absolutely no intention of provoking the Irish Navy. ”

"Oh......" Natsuki deliberately dragged out his voice, he looked at Pierce, and then said slowly, "So, it was a small mistake by a certain naval officer who almost caused a vicious incident?" Events at that time forced us to activate contingency plans, and the Irish army has so far mobilized more than 200 aircraft and more than 70 ships, and the fuel alone is worth a million. In addition to a formal apology, your country should bear the consequences of this incident. ”

Nikonov seemed to have expected such a request, and he quickly responded with a mellow official emphasis: "Does Your Majesty mean financial compensation?" Although there is some difficulty, if Your Majesty insists, I will transmit this request to Comrade Sverdlov, and the final result will depend on the results of the deliberations of the Council of Ministers, and if the amount is huge, it must be discussed and approved by the Congress of Soviets. ”

Natsuki waved his hand: "I am not interested in your country's deliberation and decision-making process, I only care about the final result. Of course, given that this incident is indeed likely to be human error, we will not make excessive demands. In fact, all ordinary people need is an official official apology! ”

Throughout history, the Russians have not been reliable in their promises, agreements, covenants, etc., and they have paid special attention to face. This time, their leaders apologized in their personal name in order to avoid an official public apology, so as not to degrade the image and prestige of the Russian Soviet and even the Comintern.

It is worth mentioning that in 1937, the ruler of the Russian Soviet was Sverdlov instead of Stalin, who was Lenin's close comrade-in-arms, with strong organizational skills, and liaisoned with all sides during the revolution to ensure that Lenin's line was implemented throughout Russia, so that the Soviets everywhere acted in unison, and after the success of the revolution, he served as the chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets, and was the first nominal head of state in Soviet Russia. Due to the deviation of the historical line, Lenin was not seriously injured in the assassination in 1918, he lived until 1931 before dying of illness, Sverdlov, who was 15 years younger than Lenin, succeeded smoothly, and continued to pursue the strategy of diplomatic neutrality, in the case of the loss of Belarus and Ukraine, the two traditional allies, Soviet Russia still made great progress in industry, economy, military and even agriculture, especially in the period from 1933 to 1935, Soviet Russia was left and right in the international arena, It not only received economic and technical assistance from the United States and the British camp, but also made the Western allies make diplomatic concessions on some issues, and became the only great power that was not disturbed by the war during the war.

"I fully understand the feelings of His Majesty, and the aspirations of the Irish people. We have always had great respect for His Majesty and the Kingdom of Ireland under His Majesty's rule, and our sincere admiration for the courage and industriousness of the Irish people to free themselves from British rule. Although the Irish people have opted for a constitutional monarchy, the perseverance to pursue independence and prosperity is the same as that of Russians today. Although our two countries do not have land borders, they are neighbors at sea, and we have long made many efforts to maintain friendly diplomatic relations. In order to avoid the recurrence of similar misunderstandings, and at the same time to dispel each other's wariness, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Comrade Sverdlov, had a good suggestion that the two countries conclude a non-aggression pact. ”

In this paragraph, Nikonov fully demonstrated his eloquence as a diplomat, and nine times out of ten, ordinary people would be moved by his words full of praise and kindness.

As a "prophet" of history, Natsuki naturally scoffed at the friendship that the Russians said in their mouths and on paper, but such a non-aggression pact was not worthless, it was not only a conditional protective measure, but more importantly, it could affect changes in the strategic situation -- long before the outbreak of the Great War, Natsuki had proposed to his brother Wilhelm Jr., the German crown prince, to conclude a non-aggression pact with Russia, and the German side had also tested the attitude of Soviet Russia on this matter. However, the conditions listed by the two sides were very different, and there was no formal misunderstanding until the outbreak of war in 1933. The United States and Britain tried their best to win over them, Germany and Austria tried their best to persuade them, and the shrewd Soviet leaders were happy to profit from it, and of course they would not easily tie themselves to either side.

Natsuki muttered, "Is the non-aggression pact proposed by His Excellency the Chairman of the Council of Ministers secret or public? ”

The Russian ambassador smiled: "It can be secret or public, and if Your Majesty agrees, the two countries can consult in depth on this matter." Although he is humble and humble in his position, he will spare no effort to coordinate the friendship between the two countries in order to deepen their friendship. ”

"Since 1914, more than 600,000 Irish have been killed or disabled by war, accounting for more than one-tenth of the country's population. However, the Allied Treaty stipulated that each member state could not sign an armistice agreement or a treaty of equal status with a foreign state on its own, and it was appropriate for Ireland to negotiate a non-aggression pact with Soviet Russia, and the consent of the Allied countries was required. ”

"We are well aware of this, and in fact we will express our willingness to sign a non-aggression pact with the Allies in the near future, and if it goes well, the negotiations will be carried out simultaneously." Nikonov revealed.

Natsuki's eyes rolled: "Including Japan? ”

Nikonov smiled for the second time, this time with a sly hint in his smile: "Your Majesty is worthy of being a genius in the world, and he immediately saw the key. If the Japanese Government is able to accept the terms we have proposed, then a non-aggression pact could be concluded between the two countries, but we do not believe that the Japanese Government will accept it. ”

Natsuki nodded, despite the repeated setbacks in the Pacific theater, Japan is still at the peak of its history, the area under its direct control is as much as a thousand times the size of the mainland, and their national pride and self-confidence are also at an unprecedented height, and they will not easily cede their vested interests to the defeated generals more than thirty years ago.

At this time and space, tensions between the Soviet Union and Japan have also been long-standing. As early as the establishment of the Soviet power in Russia, Japan, in collusion with Western countries, interfered in the revolution in Soviet Russia and sent troops to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East to forcibly occupy the coastal areas of the Russian Far East, in an attempt to join hands to strangle the newly born Soviet power in its cradle. After entering the 20 s, although it was co-opted by the United States and Britain at the same time, and even signed a secret agreement with a semi-allied nature, Japan still regarded Soviet Russia as an obstacle to invading China and created incidents in the border areas on many occasions. In the early 30s, after Japan occupied Northeast China by force, frictions with the Soviet Union's Far Eastern Frontier Army occurred frequently, and after Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China, Soviet Russia adopted a position of supporting China's resistance against Japan and gave extensive military, economic, and diplomatic assistance, and Japan-Russia relations deteriorated further. And Japan has always coveted Britain, the rich colony of the declining empire in Asia. There is no doubt that whoever can solve the number one problem first will be able to free up his hands and seize the opportunity in a region where there is a direct conflict of interest.

From the end of 1934 to the beginning of 1935, the Japanese army won brilliant victories in the Southeast Asian and Pacific theaters, and when the Tokyo base camp began to formulate the next war plan, it finalized the strategy of comprehensively occupying China and going north to seize the Pacific coast of Russia, so as to establish a well-layered, deep and vast imperial defense circle, and dominate the entire Asia-Pacific region with peace of mind. Against this background, the Japanese Kwantung Army was particularly rampant in the summer and autumn of 1935 to carry out military reconnaissance and spy infiltration in the Soviet Far East, and at the most exaggerated time, at least three of the ten Asian faces on the streets of Vladivostok were directly or indirectly working for the Japanese army, and the friction provoked by the Japanese army in the border areas reached more than a hundred times, almost twice every three days!

On the other hand, the Western Allies led by Germany once again defeated a strong opponent, the people's confidence was high, and the situation of lack of materials was quickly improved, the subversion of the ******** was difficult to take root, and the use of force was far from being an opponent.

After some contemplation, Xia Shu said: "If the Western allies and Soviet Russia can sign a non-aggression pact, it will be a good thing for both of us. From now on, it is no longer necessary to carry a shield in one hand and work in the other, but to free your hands and focus on development, so I personally very much agree with the suggestion of His Excellency the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of your country, and will do my best to facilitate this matter. ”

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