Bei said it well, he took the British minister's diplomatic carriage to the presidential palace building, and the British minister to China, Zhu Erdian, accompanied him by Tang Shaoyi, the chief minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of China, who tried to ask for leave from the central government a few days ago to go to Hong Kong to "recuperate." But Zhao Bei knew that he didn't want to go to the three eastern provinces with the president to negotiate with the Russian diplomatic envoy, and General Tang knew that going to the three eastern provinces would definitely carry the black pot, so he simply picked his pick and didn't play with the president.

To tell the truth, Zhao Bei did plan to take Tang Shaoyi to negotiate with the Russians in the three eastern provinces at the beginning, and by the way, he was used as a shield and scapegoat, in case of "loss of power and humiliation of the country." If the matter is revealed, it is chased and beaten by others. Then, Zhao Bei will not hesitate to kick Tang Shaoyi, the scapegoat, to the front desk to scold him. If he can't stand it, then he will take advantage of the situation to dismiss General Tang from his post, calm everyone's anger, and divert the attention of the struggle.

But I didn't expect Tang Shaoyi to be shrewd, and looked at the negotiation strategy drafted by the president himself. He understood that this time he was negotiating with the Russians on the Outer Mongolian issue. The Chinese side will definitely suffer, this errand is not easy to do, and if it is not good, it will be a black pot for the center, so President Tang thought about it for a long time. I simply decided to pick a pick. asked for leave from the center and went to Hong Kong to "recuperate" in an attempt to avoid the past. If he really can't hide, Chief Tang has also thought about it, so he will simply resign, anyway, he will not go to the Northeast.

Zhao Bei is also a smart person, when he saw that Tang Shaoyi did not take a vacation early or late, he asked for leave after reading the negotiation strategy he drafted, which was clearly picking on a child, and it was false to say that Mr. President was not angry, so he did not approve Tang Shaoyi's fake note, but he did not accept Tang Shaoyi's resignation, but changed his original plan, and he decided not to take people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Northeast. With only a few interpreters, he wanted to hold talks directly with the Russian diplomatic envoy in his capacity as president to win over Russia against Japan, and as for Tang Shaoyi, he was "sent to Xishan to recuperate" by the president.

There is no way, since others can't count on it, they can only go into battle shirtless, which is not only the responsibility of a president, but also the responsibility of a historical traveler.

Take responsibility for the things in front of you, and evaluate them after you. If everybody picks and doesn't do anything, where is the country going?

Although Zhao Bei didn't let Tang Shaoyi get out, the anger in his heart hadn't disappeared. Therefore. Seeing Tang Shaoyi's face, the president's words were not very polite.

"Chief Tang, how have you been cultivating these days? I see that you look good now, and you must have a very comfortable time in Xishan. Good thing you didn't go to Hong Kong. Otherwise, Mr. Minister wouldn't be able to find you now

The president's words were full of guns and sticks, and his tone was not good, of course Tang Shaoyi couldn't hear it, but at this time he really had nothing to defend, and he felt guilty.

As Minister of Foreign Affairs. This is Tang Shaoyi's duty to deal with foreign affairs, and it is also his duty, this time. The president wanted to take him to the three eastern provinces to negotiate with the Russian diplomatic envoy, although he risked infamy. However, if the negotiations go well, it will be very beneficial to restrain the expansion of Japanese forces in the northeast region, but he has pushed back such an errand and a task assigned by the center. Refusing to help the president is contempt of the president at worst. At worst, there would be a suspicion of dereliction of duty.

But the president did not kick him away because of this, and still let him lead the foreign affairs department, which can be seen as the president's trust in him. But it can also be seen as a silent protest by the president. This is for him Tang Shaoyi to see. Without your Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Lao Tzu would have done the job alone.

Now there is a voice in the Congress to impeach the president, but no one acts as a shield for the president, and the guilt in Tang Shaoyi's heart also comes from this, but he doesn't know how to face the president's cynicism.

"Shame on the President. Shame on the center, ask for punishment

Tang Shaoyi held back for a long time, although she decided to take the initiative to retreat, so as not to be a person inside and out.

"Your business. We'll talk about that later, but for now we'll have a few words with Mr. Minister

Zhao Bei waved his hand and looked at Zhu Erdian, the British minister to China, who was sitting on the other side, and saw that the other party was staring at the carpet under his feet, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Mr. Zhu Erdian, today you are at the presidential palace. But what is the urgent foreign business? Zhao Bei asked.

Zhu Erdian gathered his mind, glanced at Tang Shaoyi, who was sitting opposite, and then looked at Zhao Bei.

"With all due respect, the British Government is also aware of the diplomatic negotiations between the Central Government of your country and the Russian Government on the question of Outer Mongolia, although the exact content of the negotiations is not yet known, but in my personal opinion. I am afraid that the central government of your country has made major concessions on the Outer Mongolian issue. As a British diplomat. As an outsider, I personally believe that this move by your country is a courtesy gesture to the Russian Government in order to win Russia over Japan, but I would like to remind you that according to the information I have received, the Russian Government is also intensifying consultations with the Japanese Government in order to further join hands to protect the vested interests of the two countries in Northeast Asia, and the Japanese Government has no choice but to make concessions to the Russian Government because of this negotiation between your Government and the Russian Government. Now, in my opinion, in the confrontation situation in Northeast Asia, it is Russia that has gained the greatest benefit, and Russia has taken huge benefits from China and Japan without even firing a single shot, and China, as a weak country sandwiched between Japan and Russia, can not say it well, it is the end of losing its wife and losing its troops, and this "tightrope" of the central government of your country is very dangerous, and it may fall into the abyss at any time. As a Briton with a strong affection for China, I feel compelled to remind His Excellency of the situation in front of him

Although Zhu Erdian used "the center of your country" to refer to Zhao Bei to avoid too much stimulation of the other party, it is undeniable that his words are very reasonable, in this "Northeast Asian puzzle". The Russian government has truly managed to get the most out of it.

But Zhao Bei knew that what Russia got now would not be long before he would return it with interest, if he was not a traverser, maybe he would be frightened by Zhu Erdian's words, but he was a traverser, and Zhu Erdian's words could not change his position.

"There may be some truth in Mr. Minister's words, but it seems to me. The reason why the central government of our country had to make such a helpless choice was actually forced by the British government

The President's words made the British Minister very angry.

"Your Excellency, please note that you have never forced China to do anything harmful to the world, and we have always been committed to improving relations between our two countries and maintaining the stability of your country

Zhu Erdian was indignant. Look at Tang Shaoyi. Seeing that the foreign minister was also furrowed, he obviously did not agree with Mr. President's opinion.

"Mr. Minister. If what I said hurt your feelings, then I apologize to you, but I will not take it back, because what I said is true. If it weren't for the British government's alliance with the Japanese government. Why should China try to get close to Russia? In fact, I was very happy to form an alliance with Britain to fight against the expansion of Russia and Japan in Asia, but the British government insisted on Japan as an ally, and I had to seek the support of other powers. ”

As soon as the president said this, Tang Shaoyi was stunned. And Zhu Erdian was also quite surprised, because this was the first time he had heard Zhao Bei say that he had thought of forming an alliance with Britain since he had dealt with Zhao Bei.

Admittedly, Mr. President's words are a bit shocking, but it seems understandable that he said this when you think of the president's nickname "Far Eastern Maniac".

But what about understanding?

Britain's choice to form an alliance with Japan is the result of many factors, but the most fundamental factor is the issue of national strength, such as China's weak national strength. How can it be compared to Japan? Although Japan's national strength is far inferior to that of Russia and Germany, after all, it is a powerful country in the Far East, especially its naval strength, which can not only be used to confront Russia, but also to contain Germany.

Knowing this, we can also understand the current position of the British government, which is absolutely impossible for Britain to abandon Japan, and still more to avoid pushing Japan to the side of the Allies. And now, because of the "Northeast Asian crisis." China and Britain have failed to give Japan strong support, and public opinion in Japan is complaining about this, and in order to save the "friendship" between the two countries, the British government is now doing everything possible to give the Japanese government blood transfusions to maintain Japan's increasingly turbulent economy.

But on the other hand, can China be drawn into the Entente camp while maintaining the Anglo-Japanese alliance?

This possibility is relatively low, because the Japanese government absolutely does not want to see its prey and itself sitting at the same table to eat, China is the bone that Britain uses to feed Japan's watchdog, the conflict between the two countries can not be reconciled at all, the world has now been carved up by the European powers, Japan wants to get a piece of the pie, can only expand to China, Japan is facing this dilemma is very similar to Germany, and this is the root cause of the Anglo-German conflict.

Therefore, for Zhao Bei's words just now, Zhu Erdian was just excited, and he quickly calmed down, and Britain's national interests decided that at least in the near future, Britain would never regard China as its quasi-ally.

Mr. President, I regret that China is a country to watch, but at the moment there is little chance of an alliance between China and the UK, but if the two countries can resolve some outstanding issues, it may be possible to further promote friendly relations between the two countries. ”

There is room for Zhu Erdian's words, after all, the current world situation is very uncertain, China, as a country with a large population, does have something worth wooing, perhaps, you can turn Zhao Bei's words back to Britain just now, tell the British government, and see how the top level of the government decides to decide on the next diplomatic focus. On the contrary, his work today is not conducive to the friendly exhibition of Sino-British relations, but in the end, this is his job, and he must complete this work.

"Now is a good opportunity to promote friendship between China and the UK, and I hope that Your Excellency the President will seize this opportunity. At the end of last year, the governor of Xikang sent troops into La and Sa, but they were opposed by the local nobles. In the process, many of the leading figures of Razak were killed by your soldiers, and the nobles who did not die were exiled to Bhutan, who sought refuge from the British Viceroy of India, who took them in for humanitarian reasons, and who now demanded a return to their homeland, and who demanded the removal of the Governor of Sikang because of his murderous nature. The British Government has officially authorized me to negotiate this matter with the central authorities of your country, so I have come today to meet His Excellency the President to discuss this matter, and I suggest. The Chinese and British governments should immediately hold high-level diplomatic talks on this issue

When Zhu Erdian said this, he stopped talking, because the corners of his current president's mouth suddenly hung a "cruel sneer" Tang Shaoyi also saw the president's sneer. His face turned pale as a result.

"Your Excellency, why are you laughing?" Zhu Erdian asked.

"Nothing. Just laughing at the stupidity of the serf owners and aristocrats. I ordered the Xikang Provincial Army to be transferred to Xixi and Tibet, and I also gave the order to quell the armed rebellion of the serf owners and nobles. Spain and Tibet are China's inalienable territories, and all affairs are decided by China's central government, and the British government has no right to meddle in China's internal affairs. At present, the central government of our country is carrying out the policy of repatriation of the land and the abolition of slavery in the border areas, which is not only humanitarian, but also indispensable in the process of civilization. Therefore, in my opinion, this Sino-British meeting should be dispensed with. If those serf owners and aristocrats don't come back, you British can be sheltered as you want, but if they come back, they will face many accusations of "human trafficking", "first-degree murder", "intentional injury", "armed rebellion", and so on. There is no room for the cruelty of the Middle Ages, nor for the hostile elements who undermine the interests of the state. ”

Zhao Bei put away his sneer and vetoed the British minister's proposal to hold diplomatic talks with an expressionless face.

The conference room of the State Guesthouse immediately became dead, Tang Shaoyi's face became even paler, and Zhu Erdian also had a similar expression.

in this world. I really can't find a few national dollars who dare to reject the British government's "proposal" in person. Zhao Bei counts as one.