"We in Beiyang will solve these problems!" Gu Weijun endured a strong sense of shame and said with a stern expression.

The Japanese minister replied coldly: "When?" Wait for the People's Party soldiers to come to the city? ”

Gu Weijun really couldn't stand the Japanese minister's pressure step by step, he first loosened his tie, and then said loudly: "Mr. Minister, you don't interfere in our China's internal affairs. And after the sunshine, didn't Japan also withdraw its troops? ”

The Japanese minister really didn't expect Gu Weijun to actually mention the Battle of Rizhao, and his emotions couldn't help but get excited, "Mr. Gu, we are talking about the issue of Beiyang's debt repayment now. Even if we withdraw our troops from Rizhao, it won't be long before I have to wonder where Beiyang can withdraw! ”

Gu Weijun couldn't bear it anymore, his face flushed and he became short of breath. As the foreign minister of a weak regime, Gu Weijun felt deeply humiliated, but he still tried his best to fight back: "Even if Beiyang falls, China will not fall!" You have lost a division in Qingdao, and if you invade China again, those invaders will be wiped out like the Kyushu division in Qingdao. ”

After hearing these almost desperate words, the Japanese minister was stunned, he originally thought that Gu Weijun, as a young man, would give in in to the pressure, but he didn't expect Gu Weijun to choose such a desperate counterattack. The hard-line Japanese side of the People's Party is all too clear that Japan can threaten Beiyang, and if it sends someone to threaten the People's Party, it is afraid that it will only suffer the shame of the People's Party. Even after suffering such a humiliating ridicule, Japan still has nothing to do with the People's Party.

The British minister raised a hand, "Why quarrel? Mr. Gu, the purpose of our visit this time is to inquire how Beiyang assures us that we can be sure of the repayment of the "Aftermath Loan", which is the most important thing for us. We have believed in Beiyang, but listening to your words seems to tell us that our trust is a huge mistake. ”

"So do you want to tell us that Britain is going to send troops to China?" At this time, Gu Weijun also let go, although he did not want Beiyang to agree to foreign military interference in China's internal affairs when he was in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, Gu Weijun now only hopes that foreign troops will suffer a crushing defeat when they fight the People's Party.

"We have an obligation to protect the British diaspora in China, so we want to be able to fortify Beijing." The British minister replied with great clarity.

"Are you going to defend Beijing for us?" Gu Weijun sneered.

"If you agree, we can defend Tianjin." The British minister replied-for-tat, "Even if we evacuate overseas Chinese, we need an outlet to the sea." ”

"It's absolutely not going to work!" Gu Weijun replied firmly.

"You can't be the master, I hope you can inform President Yuan Shikai of this news, we in Britain also have our own interests!" The British minister coldly threw this sentence away, and then got up to take his leave.

When the envoy of the Three Kingdoms left the office, Gu Weijun's strength seemed to be suddenly drained, and he sat back in his chair, unable to even move a finger. At some point, he suddenly found that his face was covered with tears.

Yuan Shikai was not too surprised by the result of this negotiation, his fat face had lost its luster, as if he was more than ten years old. After listening to Gu Weijun's report, Yuan Shikai replied after a long time: "Shaochuan, tell the British that we in Beiyang will never surrender to the People's Party!" We're going to fight to the end. As for the matter in Tianjin, if the British want to evacuate overseas Chinese, let them evacuate. ”

"Great President!" Gu Weijun was anxious at that time, "President, this matter is absolutely impossible." If we allow foreign troops to enter China again, how will we explain to the outside world? ”

Yuan Shikai replied calmly: "The outside world explains? The People's Party will soon attack the city of Beijing, how can we explain it? And if the foreign army even intervenes, it will create problems for the BJP. We can't control that. ”

Gu Weijun was silent, and for the first time he found that he was probably wrong about Yuan Shikai. The president of the Republic of China, the iron-fisted ruler of the Beiyang Army, is actually far less backbone than Gu Weijun imagined. Especially when there are internal and external troubles, Yuan Shikai only shows weakness.

"Shaochuan, you can go." Yuan Shikai said.

Gu Weijun didn't move, and now it's useless to accuse Yuan Shikai, Gu Weijun just looked at Yuan Shikai with expectant eyes, hoping that Yuan Shikai would be able to take back his life. But Yuan Shikai had no intention of thinking about this matter at all, he waved his hand, "Go, Shaochuan." ”

"President......" Gu Weijun's voice was as dry as sandpaper, "I now resign as acting foreign minister." ”

Hearing this, Yuan Shikai's eyes narrowed, and a sharp gaze avoided Gu Weijun's eyes. Gu Weijun shuddered, but he forcibly gritted his teeth and persisted. Even though he was terrified in his heart, he still didn't flinch in the slightest.

"Shaochuan, state affairs are like this, what are you going to make trouble!" Yuan Shikai shouted. Even if the body is weak, the voice is still full of majesty.

Gu Weijun's voice trembled, in front of Yuan Shikai, Gu Weijun felt real fear, but his words continued to speak, "President, can Britain, France and Japan really help us?" Even if they were to make military preparations now, it would take at least a week for Japan to send troops. Even if Japan comes, what can it do? Can they defeat the BJP? It will take at least half a year for Britain and France to send troops over. At that time, if we can block it, we will naturally block it. If they can't stop it, they will come in vain. But once we agreed to this request, we really can't explain it to the outside world. ”

The anger on Yuan Shikai's face dissipated, and the whole person looked very calm, and it could even be said that he was a little unfathomable. Gu Weijun thought that Yuan Shikai had accepted his opinion to some extent, but he didn't expect Yuan Shikai to pick up a stack of papers and slam it on Gu Weijun's face. Being smashed on his head by a thick stack of papers, Gu Weijun felt dizzy for a while, and heard Yuan Shikai already scolding: "What are you doing with a hairy boy?!" Do you dare to intervene in such state affairs? Get out! If you don't want to be a foreign secretary, don't be now! ”

Jiang Baili was waiting beside him, and when he saw Yuan Shikai suddenly become angry, he dragged Gu Weijun's arm with a blushing face and dragged him outside. Gu Weijun staggered out of the house by Jiang Baili. I only heard Yuan Shikai scolding, "You wolves! At this time, what will you do except run for me! ……”

Jiang Baili is also a martial artist, and his hands are extremely strong. Gu Weijun was dragged and staggered. Until he was dragged out of the presidential palace, Jiang Baili never said a word. When he let go, Jiang Baili suddenly approached Gu Weijun's ear and said softly, "Shaochuan, you should leave quickly." ”

After speaking, Jiang Baili kicked Gu Weijun to the ground, and then strode away.

didn't know what was going on, Gu Weijun walked in the direction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with his head dizzy. As soon as he returned to the office, he saw his father-in-law Tang Shaoyi hurriedly break in, and when he saw Gu Weijun, he dragged Gu Weijun outside without saying a word, and after the two got into the carriage, the coachman immediately urged the horses to start moving forward.

"Shaochuan! You go now! There was no anger in Tang Shaoyi's voice, only anxiety.

"Father-in-law......" Gu Weijun couldn't figure out what was going on.

"The People's Party has already conquered Cangzhou, but I am afraid that Tianjin will be attacked in the next two days. If Tianjin is lost, Beijing will not be able to hold it either. You can leave Beijing for me right now. Tang Shaoyi said.

"Huh? ......" Gu Weijun's successive setbacks made him lose some of his judgment, and he didn't understand the news for a while.

"Shaochuan, not only Cangzhou, as far as I know, the Beiyang Army in Xingtai attacked ineffectively, and lost troops. Not so long ago, they asked the president for reinforcements, otherwise they would not be able to fight. Xingtai still does not know the news of Shandong's defeat. If they did, it would be a mess. You go right away. ”

Only then did Gu Weijun know what was happening, and he hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, what should you do?" ”

"Me?" Tang Shaoyi smiled bitterly, "What else can I do?" Where can I go in this situation? Shaochuan, don't go to Tianjin now, just go south and go to Jiangsu by land. I heard that the rule of the People's Party is relatively peaceful, and you have not been in Beiyang for a long time, and the People's Party will not embarrass you if you want to. If Jiangsu is not safe, you can hide in Henan or elsewhere for a while. Don't go to your hometown in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where you are afraid that something big will happen. ”

"I want to stay in Beijing!" Gu Weijun finally said.

"Shaochuan, don't say that you have offended the president, if the People's Party really attacks the city of Beijing, do you think that is just that gang of ruffians, what can they do at the last moment? You just don't think for yourself, you also think for Baoyue! Tang Shaoyi's voice was full of anxiety and dissatisfaction.

In 1912, Gu Weijun returned to China after obtaining a doctorate in law in Colombia, and soon after Gu Weijun returned to China, he was introduced by his father-in-law Zhang Hengshan and went north to meet Tang Shaoyi. Tang Shaoyi was the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time, and Gu Weijun became a third-class secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Tang with the qualification of studying in the United States as a doctor. He was a young man and went in and out of the dance hall of the Beijing Hotel, an entertainment venue for dignitaries. By chance, he met Tang Shaoyi's daughter Tang Baoyue. Tang Baoyue has never been abroad, and she has longed for foreign countries for a long time, so she usually does not pay non-international students. Gu Weijun's beauty touched her heart even more. Since then, the two have been inseparable. With this relationship, Gu Weijun began to rise step by step, just like taking a helicopter. Every time she made a request, Tang Baoyue pestered Tang Shaoyi, not afraid that she would not agree.

Zhang Hengshan, who was far away in Shanghai, was very happy, thinking that he had been able to ride the dragon as a fast son-in-law, proving that his appearance skills had arrived at home. So he sent a telegram to Gu Weijun to go back to Shanghai to hold a wedding. Gu ignored it, and later Zhang Hengshan finally learned about his love history with Miss Tang, turned his old face yellow, and wrote a letter to Tang Shaoyi to reprimand Gu Weijun, asking Tang to send Gu back to Shanghai. After Tang Shaoyi read the letter, he was furious, and immediately called Gu to reprimand him, and ordered him to return to Shanghai immediately. Although Gu was reluctant to leave Beijing, he could not stand the reproach of his conscience and the persuasion of relatives and friends, so he had to pack his luggage and prepare to go south. The matter was immediately known by Tang Nu, and she ran in front of her father crying and said, "If the child can't be combined with Wei Jun, he must cut his hair and become a nun!" "My father must intervene in this matter. At that time, Tang Shaoyi had been promoted to prime minister, and he always felt that he should not rely on his power to forcibly seize someone's son-in-law, so he did not agree. Miss Tang still did not give up, and in order to demonstrate and intimidate, she ran to Baiyun Nunnery on the outskirts of Beijing, and asked someone to inform her father that the hair had been selected for a certain date, but Tang Shaoyi still ignored it. Seeing that this plan could not be achieved, the son-in-law returned to the city and had her father informed that if she would not agree to her request, she would have to go to Bada Hutong (the old Beijing prostitution concentration area) to do business, and hang up the gold-lettered signboard of the current Prime Minister's Miss Rose. This smack really knocked Tang Shaoyi unconscious. He immediately called back his daughter and announced his "unconditional surrender".

As a result, Tang Shaoyi used his power to force Gu Weijun's father-in-law Zhang Hengshan to quit his family. Gu Weijun became Tang Shaoyi's son-in-law. Now that Tang Shaoyi mentioned Tang Baoyue, it shows that Tang Shaoyi is really anxious.

Gu Weijun understood Tang Shaoyi's thoughts, but he still felt that Tang Shaoyi's idea was a little too hasty. At this moment, a pile of pieces of paper suddenly fell like snowflakes from the window of the carriage. The coachman was also stunned by this, and the carriage slowed down.

It's a big road, and there aren't any tall buildings on either side, who threw this piece of paper? Before Gu Weijun and Tang Shaoyi in the car could figure it out, they heard people outside shouting excitedly, "Paper has fallen from the sky!" Paper is falling from the sky! ”

Tang Shaoyi saw the coachman reach forward and grab a few pieces of paper that were still flying in the air. He opened the front window and said, "Bring it in for me!" ”

The coachman hurriedly handed two pieces of paper in, and Gu Weijun leaned next to Tang Shaoyi to look over, but saw that this was a leaflet, using the standard vulgar characters of the People's Party, and saw that the big title was "Yuan Shikai's Life".