The attitude of the minister of Dongying is very good, and it perfectly explains what is called the state of etiquette of the Dongying style, which is different from China's voluntary etiquette that requires people to improve their cultivation, they are mandatory, even the ronin scoundrels on the streets of Tokyo must also pay attention to some etiquette, otherwise it will really make people look down on and fall into isolation, the advantage of this is to make etiquette a part of the behavior, but the difficulty is not to know how much sincerity and sincerity in this etiquette, compared to Chinese etiquette is more sincere, and the lack of contempt for etiquette has caused most of the contempt, I think that respect from the heart doesn't have to be etiquette, and why use etiquette if I don't respect you? As a result, many Westerners and Americans do not have contact with ancient families and famous families, and they feel that Chinese society generally does not have a set of etiquette for dealing with people.

Chang Zhenbang can still see his arrogant posture from the respectful attitude of the Dongying minister, as well as the aggressiveness hidden behind the perfect etiquette.

Minister Yukichi Kohata bowed and smiled slightly, and said very respectfully, "Honorable Lord Archon, it is a great honor to be able to see you again. Saying that, he turned his eyes, bowed again, and said, "Jing Wei Zhenbangjun, it is really a great honor to be able to meet you here, your arrival shows the attitude of the Chinese in settling disputes, this is a good start, and there can also be a good turn between China and Ying." The contemptible people only represent Dongying to express great joy at your arrival. ”

Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, the important ministers of the great powers are polite, even if Chang Zhenbang is very dissatisfied in his heart, it is impossible to treat it vulgarly, so he has to be polite.

Yukichi Kohata said with a smile: "I heard that you are going to have a wedding with Miss Sakurako Takekawa in the near future, which is really gratifying, gratifying." ”

Chang Zhenbang smiled, but his heart was half happy and half worried, and Sakura's all white-headed old age is what he wants for three lives, naturally it is the joy of beating the heart to the skin, but people are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless, many years of husband and wife love, the good times of the past, maybe the ears and temples grind day and night to get along and think that it has long been forgotten, who knows that she is just like a child who likes to hide and seek, hiding very deeply, so that you mistakenly think that you can't find it, when you want to go home, but suddenly look back and find that she is not far away, when the beauty of the past falls like the sun and rain, How can you bear to give up this beauty?

After noticing the change in Chang Zhenbang's face, Kohata Youji knew that it was not appropriate to get involved in this topic again, so as not to be bored with himself, and it would be more than worth the loss if it affected the negotiation after a while, and no matter how good the icing on the cake was, it had to be subordinated to the interests of reality, and then he moved the topic to the Dagukou incident, for the support of the Washington Conference, the Qingdao issue has been full of unsolved cases and many other issues, Kohata Youji was aggressive under his excellent politeness, and refused to back down at all.

Duan Qirui endured the humiliation and burden, and only promised, and seemed to agree to it all, but as soon as Xiao Ha Youji stopped talking, he began to complain: "Minister Kohata also knows, since President Yuan Da failed to claim the emperor, the central power has been weak, and only Tang Jiyao in the southwest made trouble, and now Zhang Zuolin in the northeast is a little eager to try. There are so many conditions in your country, I am afraid that it will ...... if you sign it."

Hearing this, Kohata Yukichi changed color and said: "The ruling lord is wrong in his words, there are thousands of families, and one person in charge, such a big country as China, so many nationalities, if there is no person of high moral standing like the ruling lord to preside over and mediate at zero time, even if Dongying looks at the face of the same language and the same species, and has the heart to help, it is not able to deal with the aggression of the Western powers against our East Asia, so it is better for my lord not to be presumptuous, and realize the goodwill and co-prosperity of Yingzhong as soon as possible, and realize the prosperity and strength of China under the leadership of the Great Dongying Empire, That's the only way out for you. Of course, there will inevitably be some frictions between the two countries in the long course of history, and these frictions have existed before, and there will be in the future, and only a wise man like the ruling lord who understands current affairs can resolve the conflict, stop the friction, realize the friendship between China and the East, and promote the rise of Greater East Asia. ”

Duan Qirui said with a smile: "What Minister Xiaoban said is extremely true, as for the conditions that your country said, in view of the casualties in your country, the government also agrees to it as appropriate, but the Qingdao issue involves specific Shandong government affairs, you need to discuss it in detail with this Lord Chang Zhenbang, as for the Manchurian and Mongolian unsolved case, it is a matter in the Northeast, and the ruling government has decided that the Manchurian and Mongolian unsolved case will be handed over to the local government of the Northeast. ”

Kohata Youyoshi was stunned for a moment, smiled, and said, "Your Excellency, you were still saying that the central power was weak just now, but now you are ceding diplomatic power to the local governments of Shandong and Northeast China, isn't it further aggravating the expansion of local separatist forces. ”

Duan Qirui sneered: "The purpose of the conversation between Ben Ruling and Minister Kohata here is to resolve the diplomatic dispute in Dagukou, not to discuss how to strengthen the centralization of power in our country. ”

Kohata Youyoshi smiled and said, "I mean to be angry when the ruling is relieved." ”

Duan Qirui smiled coldly and said: "Good intentions but unrealistic, what is the situation in China now, your envoy must know better than me, if the ruling government agrees all at once, what your country will get is just a piece of paper with my name signed, and it will not fall below, does your envoy think this is really good?" ”

Kohata Youji stood up again, bowed to Duan Qirui, and then sat down again and said: "The good intentions of the ruling are understood by the contemptible people, and we also understand the meaning of the governance, then we will do it according to the meaning of the governance." ”

Duan Qirui nodded and said mockingly, "Minister Kohata finally understands now. As for the Washington meeting, as long as Dongying settles the dispute, how about the ruling government guaranteeing the right of the Chinese official delegation to support the Dongying delegation? ”

Kohata Yukichi said: "I'm afraid that this is far from the requirements of the imperial government, and the contemptible people are powerless to solve it." ”

Duan Qirui shrugged his shoulders and said: "Britain and France are very dissatisfied with Dongying's overreaction to this Dagukou dispute, and the relevant situation, Minister Kohata should be clearer than this administration." ”

Kohata Yukichi nodded and said: "The pressure that the ruling can be under these days is also known to the contemptible, and the empire appreciates the attitude of the ruling lord who can withstand the pressure of Europe and the United States and effectively solve the Zhongying problem, so the empire has decided to reduce the part of the Gengzi indemnity as a reward for the goodwill of the ruling lord." ”

"How much?" Duan Qirui asked curiously.

Kohata Yukichi said: "What is the proportion of the British Empire, what is the proportion of the Great Toei Empire." ”

Duan Qirui smiled and couldn't help but sneer: "That's a lot of money, it's more than the compensation you asked for this time, isn't it over if you just get rid of this part?" ”

Kohata Youyoshi said very seriously: "The ruling lord doesn't know, the reduction and exemption of Gengzi's indemnity is the good intention of the imperial government, and the compensation for the naval officers is a matter of the military department, which is all about money in the eyes of the ruling lord, and one sentence is enough, but for Dadongying, there are really two completely different things, that is, His Majesty the Emperor personally intervenes in this matter, and it is the same, so don't be entangled." ”

Duan Qirui sneered: "This is a good thing for China, it relieves the financial pressure of the ruling government, why should the ruling government be entangled?" ”

Kohata Youji glanced at Chang Zhenbang and said, "With such an arrangement, Lord Chang Zhenbang has no opinion!" ”

Chang Zhenbang said with a smile: "The contradiction between the military department and the government of the Dongying government, how many years has it been, and it has not been resolved." ”

Kohata Yukichi said proudly: "The emperor is one line, and the empire is renewed from generation to generation. What do you say about the Tang and Song dynasties, what are the Ming and Qing dynasties, and now you are safe? ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Whether you are here or not, Shandong is Lao Tzu's chassis, Qingdao is my territory, and the trouble caused by the direct line, why should my Jiangxi department clean up the mess for him?" ”

Kohata Yukichi asked rhetorically, "Without the pressure of the Empire, would your army be able to easily take Baoding City?" The entire Zhili is a gift from the empire, so why should Chang be so stingy? This is not a friendly message for the Empire. ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Qingdao, not only a city, he is related to many things, countless pairs of eyes staring, there are black and blue, if it is not handled well, it is tantamount to a disaster for the Jiangxi system." ”

Kohata Youji said unhappily: "Could it be that Lord Chang, doesn't Duan Zhengzhi want to solve the Dagukou issue as soon as possible?" With the current military might of the Imperial Army, can the whole army of China be able to defeat it? ”

Chang Zhenbang thought about it and reluctantly admitted: "Can't! ”

"The whole country is not good, and the Jiangxi system can resist the wrath of the military department?"

"Can't!"

"In this case, why not exchange Qingdao for the peace of the whole of China?"

"The whole of China? Without Qingdao, is China still the whole of China? ”

"Since there is a lack of Penghu Bend, Hong Kong, Macau, it doesn't matter if you lose a Qingdao, can Qingdao be able to protect it alone? Absurd! If I am an adult, let alone Qingdao, even Shandong will not hesitate, after all, the strength is here, and there is no shame in losing it, and when the strength is strong, the adult will take it back from the hands of the empire, is it true that adults often don't understand this truth? ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Minister Kohata, please calm your anger, Zhenbang understands the truth you said, but you have been in China for so long, and you should know how powerful the public opinion of the Chinese people is." ”

Kohata Yukichi said: "Can it be understood that Chang Daren is more afraid of the public opinion of his country than the military might of the Imperial Army?" ”

Chang Zhenbang saw that his face was pale, and there seemed to be signs of slapping the table and leaving, but he only smiled slightly, and said: "Your Excellency, you have misunderstood, the Qingdao problem will be solved sooner or later, I think that if the time to solve the Qingdao problem is handled well, it will be beneficial to you and me without any harm!" ”

"When?" Yukichi Kohata asked suspiciously.

"Losing power and humiliating the country is misunderstood by the Chinese people, and it's not a Shandong family, isn't there still the Northeast?"

"What do you mean?"

"After you solve the Manchurian and Mongolian unsolved cases on the first day, we can solve the Qingdao problem the next day, do you understand what I mean?"

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