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An antique two-story painting boat, in the small South China Sea covering an area of nearly 10,000 acres, drifting with the tide, elegantly decorated upper cabins, the left and right bulkheads are hung with celebrity calligraphy and paintings, on the small stove by the window, the ceramic kettle is "cooing" outwards steam, coupled with the warm smiles of several waitresses dressed in classical Chinese costumes, the whole cabin seems to be particularly comfortable and comfortable.

On both sides of the mahogany coffee table in the center, An Yi and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the "Free France" Jean Moulin sat opposite each other, and a beautiful girl who served diligently next to them poured tea for the two, and then respectfully retreated with several sisters around him under An Yi's wave.

An Yi picked up the teacup, sniffed slightly, took a sip, smiled and said, Mu Lan said: "This kind of tea is specially made on the eve of the Qingming Festival of the Chinese lunar calendar, from the old tea trees with a history of more than 600 years in the central mountains of Annan. ”

Let Mu Lan understand China's long-standing tea culture, and although the history of tea production in Annam is long, it has not formed an industrial scale, and its reputation in the international community is not well-known. Even two-story buildings are rarely seen in the whole of Hanoi.

"This time, accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your country, I saw that the streets along the way are spacious and tidy, the roadside street lights are bright, and there are many residential areas and commercial and residential buildings, a prosperous scene, as well as the area around the West Lake, there are patches of ancient Chinese buildings, which makes me feel like a change of place.

"I have to admit that under the leadership of Mr. President, this barren land has been rejuvenated with unprecedented vitality and vitality."

Hearing Jean Mulan's flattery, An Yi couldn't help but raise the teapot and fill the teacup in front of Jean Mulan and himself: "This is the fundamental difference between a colonial government and a government where the people are the masters of their own affairs. We build our country to live a good life for ourselves and future generations, not for the unbridled plundering of wealth, with different goals and very different results. ”

Moulin was a little embarrassed, and simply turned to the topic: "Due to the appeasement and surrender policy of the Vichy government, France is still falling apart, and we" Free France "must have a piece of land that completely belongs to us if we want to change the current situation of the stormy and wandering, and the Middle East Syria and Lebanon that your ** team has just recovered belong to France, and we want to officially have the ownership of the above areas." ”

"Oh!?"

An Yi deliberately looked at Jean Moulin in surprise: "I remember that this land was taken by the Japanese and Germans from the British, and after we drove out the Germans, the nationalists in the two places have already found us, hoping to establish a state, when will it become French territory?" ”

"No, never! The Arabs must not be allowed to build a state! "Let's ...... Mu Lan stood up excitedly, seeing An Yi's puzzled look, his heart turned a thousand times, he didn't know whether An Yi really didn't know or pretended to be confused, and simply explained the situation in France in the two places one by one.

The Peace of Paris established the Versailles system, confirming that Britain occupied Egypt, Palestine, and Transjordan, the heart of the Middle East, and controlled Iraq, while having a decisive influence on the Arabian Peninsula in the southern Middle East, as well as maintaining significant influence over Turkey, Persia, and Afghanistan in the north, while France held a mandate over Syria and Lebanon.

In fact, according to the alliance between the Entente countries after the outbreak of World War I, France really had the right to mandate the Middle East countries, while Britain was a thief who quietly crossed the border, so France always had a certain fear of Britain, worried that Britain would annex Syria and Lebanon controlled by France.

Unlike the repeated concessions made by Britain to the Arab national movement after the twenties, the policy of successive French governments has been based on the historical concept of France's historical "mission to spread civilization" in the Middle East countries, protecting the rights of Christians in minority populations, and focusing on ensuring the integrity of Syria and Lebanon, which has a fundamental conflict of interest with the Arab national movement supported by the United Kingdom.

The French government and current affairs commentators have repeatedly accused the British-backed Arab national movement of harming France's vital interests. The French government, through a group of local politicians whom they have understood, organized a parliamentary government that does not represent the interests of the majority to carry out colonial rule, and to control everything in Syria and Lebanon, which directly led to a fierce conflict with the nationalist faction in the majority.

After Britain and France declared war on Germany, France closed the parliamentary institutions of the two places, and the nationalists in Syria and Lebanon were all persecuted, and the French colonial government listed a large list of charges against them, saying that they plotted to assassinate their political opponents.

However, by this time, the Vichy government had inherited the legitimate right to rule over Syria and Lebanon, and although the leader of the "Free France" de Gaulle personally visited the two places to woo them, the colonial officials were not moved at all, and even sent troops to expel the "Free French" forces.

Seeing this, Germany did not want to make extraneous troubles, so it did not support the proposition of the people of the two nationalities, and the Vichy government reciprocated by saying that it would open the land and sky of the two places to the German and Italian troops, which was opposed by the British government, whose interests were seriously damaged, and directly sent troops into the two places and expelled the officials appointed by the Vichy government.

At this point, Syria and Lebanon had effectively fallen under the control of the British, and de Gaulle, who wanted to get a foothold, hoped that the British would hand over the two places to the "Free French", but Churchill sternly refused, saying that the Free France was incapable of maintaining peace and stability in the above areas.

Soon after the British occupied Syria and Lebanon, the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet won a series of naval battles with the British Navy in the Indian Ocean, and then the Japanese Army formed an expeditionary force to land on the coast of the Persian Gulf.

When Turkey joined the Axis forces and led the Germans southward, the situation in the Middle East changed radically, and the British had to abandon their long-established Middle East and retreat to the southern Arabian Peninsula and East Africa, which entered the period of German rule.

Now, with the An Jiajun expelling the Germans and gaining control over the two places, the "Free French" leadership, eager to get a piece of land, could not sit still, so de Gaulle sent Jean Moulin, who was in charge of diplomacy, to test An Yi's tone to see if he could get back the two colonies.

An Yi was having a headache with the endless suicide bombings in the two places, and he was secretly happy to hear that the "Free France" was willing to take over this hot potato.

An Yi pondered for a while, deliberately pretending to be embarrassed, and asked: "We are allies, and we should help each other, so it is not impossible for you to take back the right to rule Syria and Lebanon...... But what promises can we get? ”

Seeing that the Chinese side did not intend to occupy Syria and Lebanon for a long time, Mu Lan was relieved and said: "As long as you can return the two places to us, everything is negotiable!" ”

An Yi smiled: "What if I decide to give you Palestine and Transjordan together?" So what? ”

Mu Lan's heart was shocked, and then he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "We don't have that much appetite in a short period of time...... Since the last European war, Palestine and Transjordan have been British territory, and we, the 'Free France', are still inseparable from the support of the British. ”

An Yi greatly admired Rang Mulan's calmness, thought for a while, and asked, "I don't know if you know that we are going to establish a ** Jewish state in the western part of Palestine?" ”

Mullan was taken aback and hurriedly said: "Since the Jews began to migrate to Palestine in large numbers before and after World War I, their relations with the Arabs have deteriorated dramatically, and now the two sides have reached the point of incompatibility and incompatibility. At this time, we should unite all our forces and defeat the evil Axis first, instead of creating a big trouble in the Middle East, "But we have already promised the Jewish Orthodox! ”

An Yi said without doubt: "In the construction of our country, the Jews have contributed a lot, and we cannot break our promises!" The establishment of a Jewish state can be said to be imperative, and I just want to ask, what is your attitude towards this? ”

Let Moulin hesitate, stood up and paced back and forth, and after a long time returned to his seat, raised his teacup, raised his head and drank it all, and said angrily: "Last time, I made a promise on behalf of our 'Free France' to be consistent with your ** in international affairs, and this time is no exception!" ”

An Yi nodded with satisfaction and said, "Also, we have recently purchased three islands in the Atlantic, hoping to obtain your public recognition of our sovereignty over the above islands. France is the closest country to Spain and Portugal compared to other countries, and if the two countries regret it after the war, I hope that you will stand firmly on our side. ”

Let Mullan smile: "Spain and Portugal sold islands to you, it is well known to the world, how can you easily regret it?" If we need to intervene in the future, we will definitely stand by your side without hesitation. I have a question, these three archipelagos are far away from the Asian continent, and they are completely enclaves for your country, so I wonder what you are doing with them. ”

An Yi explained: "It is expected that in a year at most, with the withdrawal of Japanese forces from the Indian Ocean and the expulsion of German and Italian troops from Africa, our side will completely open up the sea and air transportation routes with the American continent.

"In the future, after the opening of the Mediterranean route, the route to the Americas will be greatly shortened, and the significance of the above three archipelagos in an important position on the route will be even more important to us! Therefore, in any case, we will defend the sovereignty of the territories newly included in the above territories, and this must be made clear to you. ”

Jean Moulin said: "Okay, I promise once again that we will fully support your territorial sovereignty claim, and the agreement that I promised to lease France's colonies in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific to the responsible party for 99 years will not be changed!" ”

An Yi was greatly satisfied and kindly suggested: "Mr. Minister, if I hand over the southeastern region of Turkey to your management, what do you think?" It's a famous granary! ”

"No, no, no!"

Mu Lan's face changed, and he shook his head again and again: "If it weren't for your army on top of Turkey, we wouldn't have dared to receive Syria and Lebanon at all, and I think the British would be the same." We are the envy of the unrivalled superiority and experience of your army in the fight against the Germans. I believe that as long as the war in North Africa is fundamentally reversed, the situation in Turkey will soon become clearer, and the Turkish government-in-exile in exile in the British Isles will definitely choose to cooperate with you and seek to return to the country to expel the junta At this time, Shen Fengdao walked up to the second floor of the cabin, strode to An Yi's side, and whispered in his ear: "There is news from Ji Nan and Xia Jian, and you need to go back to deal with it!" ”

An Yi apologized to Jean Mulan and said: "Mr. Minister, today's meeting is here, for further negotiations, I would like to ask Mr. Dinh Diem to communicate with our Foreign Minister Dinh Diem, and the specific terms need to be implemented on paper again, so that the cooperation between our two sides will be more secure." ”

"Mr. President, you are modest, if you have important things to do, I am not busy here. After all, the Middle East has not yet been truly settled, and we still have plenty of time to talk in detail! ”

Let Mu Lan be busy and said repeatedly. He knew that An Yi, as the supreme commander of a country, was busy with military and political affairs, and An Yi had personally agreed, it was unlikely that things would repeat, and the next thing was the details.

By the time Operation Torch was completed, and with the negotiated Syria and Lebanon territories, France's most important colonies in Black Africa and Asia would fall under the control of the Free French, and basic supplies would be secured, and they would no longer have to rely on others.