Although Japan has always sought to dominate Asia, it still attaches great importance to Anglo-American relations. The ambassador to the United Kingdom is a well-known Japanese foreign minister Shigemitsu Aoi and an active advocate of the reform of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ambassador to the United States was originally Hiroshi Saito, the most famous expert on American issues in Japan, who had suggested to US Secretary of State Cordell Hull that Japan and the United States should negotiate a division of the Pacific sphere of influence, but Hull refused. It's just that this guy has a short life, and this year he died in the United States, and the U.S. government sent a warship to send his body back to Japan. The current ambassador to the United States, Nagai Matsuzo, is naturally not a straw bag, but also a carefully selected expert on American issues by Japan.

Seeing Hull's bad attitude, not only did he insist on the use of materials such as steel and oil for scrap 1 day, but also took the "New York Times" and "Hua Yuan Shengyuan Don Post Newspaper" to ask him to explain the behavior of the Japanese army in the Central Territory, Nagai Matsuzo felt anxious in his heart, and felt that it was more difficult to deal with Hull, this Yankee, the Imperial Army killed the people of the Central Yuan, what is in your way? What's in the way of America again?

He was anxious in his heart, but Nagai Matsuzo still had a humble smile on his face: "State Affairs 9, Your Excellency, regarding the military operations of the Japanese Army and Navy in the Middle Kingdom, our Government has repeatedly informed friendly countries, and has already received the understanding of your Government. ”

Before the words could be spoken, Cordell and Hull changed color: "Your ambassador is mistaken, right?" Although the government of our country has taken a neutral stance on the Sino-Japanese war, it has never understood the actions of the Japanese army and navy in the Sino-Japanese war, and has condemned them on many occasions. The Japanese army and navy slaughtered civilians and raped and killed women on the battlefield of the Central Kingdom, violating the spirit of humanitarianism. Your government should withdraw from the government and negotiate with the government to settle the dispute between the two sides! ”

Nagai Matsuzo was stunned for a moment, blinked and looked at Hull's face for a long time, and then asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, Secretary of State, can I take your words as a change in the position of your government?" ”

The reason why Nagai Matsuzo asked this question was because the US government had never made such a clear and solemn statement, and it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, which shocked him a little. If it is true that there has been a drastic change in the attitude of the United States towards the war between China and Japan, then there is no need for him to make peace with Hull here, and he must go back and report to China as soon as possible.

I only heard Hull reply: "NPno! This is not the attitude of my national government, but my personal conclusion from reading the articles of the "New York Times" and "Huayuan Shengyuan Dunbao Post", which can be regarded as my personal suggestions and advice to your national government. ”

Nagai Matsusan's heart fell into his stomach, and he let out a long breath and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, it is normal for the two sides to have casualties in battle. The Japanese Army and Navy were highly disciplined troops, and it was generally impossible for civilians to be slaughtered.

Your Excellency the Secretary of State does not know if it is clear that Ni Hua, who held the press conference, is the wife of Liu Yimin, the head instructor of the Eighth Route Army.

Liu Yimin was extremely hostile to the Japanese Imperial State, slaughtered and murdered Japanese captured female soldiers and female overseas Chinese, robbed and robbed the capital of the bank, deprived the rich of their land, plundered the people's wealth and food, and committed many crimes. The Jinan Military Judicial Council once sentenced Liu Yimin to death for six major crimes, including the crime of undermining public order, destroying transportation facilities, disrupting financial order, violating international conventions, massacring and killing wounded people, and adultering women, and offered a reward of 2 million silver dollars for Liu Yimin's arrest.

Your Excellency the Secretary of State, can Liu Yimin's wife talk about the benefits of the Imperial Kingdom of Japan at the press conference? She, like her husband, was a liar and a framer. The government of our country strongly asks the government of your country to stop the propaganda instigated by Liu Yimin's wife and maintain good relations between Japan and the United States. ”

Hull smiled suddenly: "Your ambassador may not have read the newspaper carefully, Dr. Ni Hua is not a liar or a framer, she is a medical doctor trained by Columbia University, and she is the proud brother of Mr. Doug, the most famous surgeon in the United States." Do you think American education will produce liars and false accusers? ”

Nagai Matsuzo finally understood that Secretary Hull had been seduced by the articles in the newspapers, and his thinking had changed. No matter what he says, there can be no happy outcome. Words are not speculative for more than half a sentence! It's all the damn Liu Yimin's fault!

If other foreign ministers were to be replaced, especially those such as Hiroshi Oshima and Shiratori, who advocated an alliance with Germany and Italy, they might immediately tear up their faces with Hull, and Japan-US relations would change dramatically in an instant.

It is a pity that Nagai Matsuzo belongs to the pro-British and American faction and advocates not to clash with Britain and the United States. So, he can endure it. I heard Nagai Matsuzo say: "Your Excellency, I have no intention of offending the American education system. Maybe Dr. Ni Hua does think what she said is true, but we can imagine that she, a lady with a drifting shell, can meet the Japanese War Department? If the Imperial Army did what she said, would she be able to safely escape from the battlefields of the Central Kingdom to the United States?

All this was arranged by the Central Government and Liu Yimin of the Eighth Route Army. It is very likely that Dr. Ni Hua was used by them. ”

Hull didn't want to dwell on this issue, and bluntly told Nagai Matsuzo that the United States is a self-ruled country, and the constitution and law protect the obstacles and arguments. It is impossible for the US government to prohibit the Chinese people's opinions, nor can it prohibit the American citizens from sympathizing with the invaded Chinese people, so it is impossible for the US government to meet the Japanese government's demand to prohibit Ni Hua's opinions. Thank you for your understanding.

That's the standard diplomatic rhetoric.

If Matsuzo Nagai can be ambassador to the United States, he has his own uniqueness. He's a master of diplomacy and knows when to say something. No, Nagai Matsuzo immediately changed the topic and began to discuss with Hull about Japan's preparation for sending a goodwill group to visit the United States. The Japanese are the best at doing this, and they send goodwill groups to visit friendly countries every once in a while, with the aim of enhancing friendship. The goodwill group that came to the United States had already decided on a plan, and it was waiting for the Americans to agree.

Although Hull now has an opinion about the Japanese, this is a diplomatic relationship between countries after all, and Hull can't deal with Nagai Matsuzo with his own good and evil, and he has to talk to him seriously.

The two of them have been talking for a long time, and they seem to be quite intimate.

When Nagai Matsu returned to the embassy, he immediately sent a secret telegram to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reporting on the talks with Hull, and requesting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send a special envoy to the United States. It can be seen from Hull's attitude that the United States is likely to change its attitude toward Japan in the near future and ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be prepared for contingencies.

Nagai Matsuzo is really not simple, his sense of smell is so sensitive, he immediately felt that the limelight was wrong.

Then again, it's not that Nagai Matsuzo is smart, and Hull's words are so straightforward, as long as you know English, you can understand it. The main thing is that the style of the Americans is there, Hull has just finished reading the newspaper, and there is nowhere to vent his anger, and Nagai Matsuzo just bumped into it, and he didn't have so many scruples when he spoke.

Besides, he didn't take the Japanese seriously at all.

After receiving the telegram from Nagai Matsuzo, Hachiro Arita did not dare to take matters into his own hands, and once again presented the telegram from the ambassador to the United States to Prime Minister Kiichiro Hiranuma asking for instructions.

Kiichiro Hiranuma has long regarded the United States as a stumbling block and an obstacle to Japan's advance, but he is not crazy and knows that Japan cannot break with Britain and the United States until the war against China is over. This guy is a veteran of the anti-CCP movement, and he is bent on invading and occupying the Central Union and attacking the Soviet Union. In one of his speeches, he said that the reason why the United States is so rich is because the Jews are making trouble, and it is the Jews who have created the wealth of the United States and ruled the world through their wealth. Ma Pike, who preached the righteousness of the communist proprietorship, was also a Tayu Tai, and he wanted to use another means to rule the world. Look at the Soviet Union, although the Si Da Yuan Lin is not a Judah Tai Yuan, the real power of the Soviet Union is in the hands of the Yu Tai Yuan. The communist proprietorship is a violent means of ruling the world by the Jews. If Japan wants to be the leader in building a greater East Asia co-prosperity sphere, it must lead the Asian countries to drive the British, American, and Soviet forces out of Asia.

After reading Matsuzo Nagai's telegram, Kiichiro Hiranuma and Hachiro Arita briefly discussed it, and felt that the matter should be decided at the meeting of the five ministers. It will be reported to His Majesty the Emperor first, and at the same time to the Army and Navy.

The meeting had not yet been held, and the emperor had not yet summoned him, and the chief of the General Staff, Prince Zaihito Miyajihito, and the chief of the general staff, Yan Shunroku, were reluctant to do so, and the two accused Nagai Matsuzo of betraying His Majesty's grace and sitting back and watching Ni Hua fan the flames in the United States, which led to the deterioration of Japan-US relations.

Prince Zaihito of the Idle Yuan Palace taught him viciously, and Arita Hachiro asked him to immediately inform Nagai Matsuzo, be sure to closely monitor Ni Hua's whereabouts, and kill her at every opportunity. It is best to capture her alive and send her back to Japan, so that the North China Army can force Liu Yimin to give up the ** operation on Ni Hua's terms. Or exchange Ni Hua and Liu Yimin for the captured imperial warriors.

Seeing off Nagai Matsuzo, Hu Shih, the ambassador of the Republic of China to the United States, hurried back from New York and asked to see Cordell, Secretary of State Hull. As soon as he saw Hu Shi, Hull stood up and hugged him, and then cordially asked Dr. Hu what was the matter.

Since Hu Shi came to the United States, when did he have this treatment? You must know that a weak country has no diplomacy, at this time Germany did not attack Poland, the Japanese did not bomb Pearl Harbor, the Americans do not need the Central Territory, but the Central Territory is bent on enlisting the support and help of the United States, which is tantamount to using a hot face to stick to the cold fart! According to Chen Guangfu of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, in his diary, the diplomats of the Chinese countries are figuring out the psychology of the Americans every day, and they are like gambling money, and the bets we make are related to the fortunes of the country, and we are trembling at every step, and the Americans are like rich families, regardless of the pain!

Hu Shih is a university scholar who has a thorough view of Sino-US relations and Japan-US relations. Knowing that before the Russo-Japanese War, the allies of the United States and Japan worked together to weaken the position of Russia and Britain in the Far East. After Japan's complete victory in the Russo-Japanese War, it became the strongest country in East Asia and the object of US defense, and the relationship between the two sides gradually drifted apart.

Until Japan launched the *** incident and invaded and occupied Northeast China, the United States did not take strong sanctions against Japan in the future, but adopted the appeasement policy of Stimson's idea, and did not reverse Japan's invasion of Northeast China. Now that the situation is different, the Japanese want to establish a new order in East Asia, and while invading China, the spearhead of the attack is also aimed at US interests in China.

After the two of them embraced the cold and hustle, Hu Shi first greeted Mr. Hull, and then briefly reported the situation on the battlefield of the Zhongyuan State after the Battle of Nanchang, and clarified the determination of the Zhongyuan government and the people to resist to the end until the victory, which explained the meaning, that is, Dr. Ni Hua, the wife of General Liu Yimin, the representative of the Central Republic of China, the cousin of the head of the Jiang Committee, and the head instructor of the Eighth Route Army, held a press conference in New York to expose the remnants of the Japanese invasion of China to the American people and the people of the world. It has made the American media and the people realize the true face of the Japanese. At the behest of the Government of the Republic of China, I have asked to see Secretary of State Hull to express my sincerest gratitude to the Government of the Republic of China to the friendly United States of America. At the same time, I would like to ask Your Excellency the Secretary of State to convey your gratitude to President Roosevelt and to request that President Roosevelt receive Dr. Ni Hua. Dr. Ni Hua brought a handwritten letter from Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and had to hand it over to President Roosevelt.

Hull grinned again: "Dear Dr. Hu, I accept the thanks of the government of the Republic of China on behalf of the United States of America, and I will definitely convey it to President Roosevelt. I will meet with Mr. President as soon as possible and ask him to arrange a time to meet with Dr. Ni Hua. When Mr. President and I talked about the situation in the Far East, we gave a thumbs up to the performance of the team. However, Japan and the United States have good diplomatic relations, and on the premise that Japan does not infringe on US interests, it is impossible for the United States to provide assistance to the Central Republic of China, and that will affect the relations between Japan. ”

Hu Shi wanted to scoff when he heard it, is this Yankee really stupid or pretending to be stupid? The Japanese are sharpening their knives, and Hull even dares to say that the United States has good relations with Japan, which is simply a deception!

Hu Shi pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, the government of our country knows that the United States and Japan have a treaty of trade and good diplomatic relations. But after attending Dr. Ni Hua's press conference, I was inspired and felt that Dr. Ni Hua was right, supporting the Chinese War of Resistance is to save the United States.

Your Excellency Secretary of State, hasn't the U.S. Administration seen that the Japanese are now snatching control of the concession after bombing the Perfect ** ship? Will the U.S. government obediently obey the Japanese army's arrangement and withdraw from the Central Kingdom and the entire Far East? ”

Hull immediately said that what Dr. Hu said was not like what a foreign minister should say, but like the tone and tone of a priest in the church who encouraged people to repent.

Hu Shi smiled slightly, and didn't say more, but thanked Secretary Hull for his help, saying that the people of the Central Circle Country would not forget the friends who had helped the Central Nation at all levels. Then he took his leave, saying that he would go back and wait for news.

The relationship between the United States and Japan also showed signs of rupture at this time in the history of history, but now it is different from the history of history, and it is Ni Hua, a female soldier of the Eighth Route Army, who pushed the United States to break with Japan. It was Ni Hua's press conference that once again set off a high tide of support for the Chinese War of Resistance in the United States, forcing the top level of the United States to seriously respond to the people's opinion, correctly analyze the current situation, and reflect on their own political policies.