Gu Weijun had already done his best, Italy once asked to withdraw from the peace conference for some reason, and Japan also used the withdrawal from the peace conference as a threat to coerce the peace conference to agree to its demands on Shandong. Under these circumstances, Britain and France naturally became supporters of Japan because they had a tacit understanding with Japan. Even the United States, on which China has always relied on its backer, has turned to Japan to avoid the collapse of the peace conference at the expense of China, paying more attention only to its idea of creating a League of Nations. In order to balance the interests of the great powers, US President Wilson, French President Cressoau, and British Prime Minister Louis George went so far as to make a decision that violated justice on the Shandong issue.

Shandong was still sold to Japan!

No matter how hard Gu tried, it came to nothing, and China's legitimate demands were repeatedly rejected. It is not allowed to retain the signature, it is not allowed to attach it to the contract, and it is not allowed to make a statement outside the contract, so it can only be accepted unconditionally.

"What justice triumphs over might? What are the same rights? It's just a spoil! This is a spoils and a meeting! ”

Gu Weijun was extremely disappointed in his heart, looking at the peace agreement sitting on his seat, he could clearly feel the cold existence of the fountain pen in his hand.

Gu Weijun's heart was crossed, and he didn't care about any diplomatic etiquette, threw the pen on the table, breathed a sigh of relief, and said word by word: "Your Excellency the Honorable Chairman, Distinguished Delegates, I ...... I...... I am disappointed that the Supreme Council has ignored the existence of the Chinese people and betrayed China as a victorious country, and I am angry, I am angry. Why do you have it? Why? Give China's Shandong province to the Japanese? The Chinese have done their best to be benevolent and righteous, and I would like to ask, who can accept such a peace treaty that humiliates the country? So...... We refused to sign.

Please remember, please remember! Chinese will never forget this sad day......"

After speaking, regardless of the gaze of others, he left the venue with his head held high.

This is the first time that China has resolutely said "no" to the great powers, and it has finally broken the diplomatic situation of "fighting for the beginning and making concessions at the end", and finally did not back down, which is of milestone significance.

China was also the only one of the victorious countries that did not sign.

The car drove slowly in the dawn of dawn, and Gu Weijun felt that everything was so bleak - the sky, the shadows of the trees, the silent streets. He thought that this day would be regarded as a tragic day that would remain in Chinese history. At the same time, I secretly imagined the pomp and circumstance of the closing ceremony of the peace conference, and imagined how surprised and excited the delegates attending the peace conference would be when they saw that the two chairs reserved for the Chinese plenipotentiary had been empty. This is an unforgettable day for Gu Weijun, the entire delegation, and China. China's absence will certainly cause the peace conference, and will certainly cause the French diplomatic circles and even the whole world to be stunned.

Along the Seine, the car entered Paris, and his trip was to go to the German delegation's residence to discuss the issue of war reparations, which would not cost much, and the Chinese government still owed the German government some money, and the Chinese government would naturally not return the arrears to the German government as war reparations.

War reparations are trivial matters, and the key is the issue of Shandong's rights and interests.

The main purpose of his visit was to make a last-ditch effort to take advantage of the fact that neither the Chinese delegation nor the German delegation had signed the agreement, and if the Germans supported and advocated the return of Shandong's rights and interests to China at the time of signing the agreement, perhaps things would turn for the better.

Because of his wonderful speech at the Paris Peace Conference, Gu Weijun has become a star in the whole of Paris, and the German delegation attaches great importance to his arrival.

German Foreign Minister Müller said: "We support the return of Qingdao to China, Qingdao was originally Chinese, and in the past we occupied Qingdao only because our missionaries were killed, and our emperor retaliated and sent troops, plus we needed a fleet base in East Asia, so we invaded Qingdao, China, and Qingdao should have been returned to China." From my personal point of view, after the start of the world war, the Japanese fell into the ground, attacked Qingdao, and killed my German compatriots, and I didn't want to benefit Japan, a despicable country. ”

The loss of Qingdao was already inevitable, and it didn't matter to the Germans whether it would end up to China or Japan.

Gu Weijun sincerely thanked: "Thank you, Mr. Miller, on behalf of the 40,000,000 compatriots in China, I thank you, and I hope that if you have the opportunity to say something at the peace meeting, I suggest that the committee return the rights and interests of Shandong to China." ”

"I will definitely support you if I have the chance." Miller promised.

"Yes, none of us support the return of Shandong's rights and interests to Japan, a despicable country." Hitler said: "Japan is not satisfied with the invasion of China's Liaodong Peninsula, Taiwan, the Penghu Islands, and Korea, and has a great appetite, and is still coveting more land, and its aggressive ambition is permeated in its bones. ”

Gu Weijun nodded and said: "Although our China is weak and poor, and has not caught up with the pace of the industrial revolution, we will be bullied by a small island country Japan, but I firmly believe that the people of our country are diligent and kind, and our country's territory is vast and rich, and our China will one day become an existence that Japan can only look up to." ”

"There will be a day." Hitler smiled.

After some discussion with the German delegation, Hitler sent Gu Weijun away.

Under the burgundy sunset, there were melodious bagpipes from some window, and all kinds of thoughts flashed in Gu Weijun's heart, and he was a little distracted.

The spring breeze blows, the warm current from the distant Atlantic Ocean lands in the north of France in this romantic season, the winter gloom completely fades, the intoxicating rose color spreads all over Paris, and the occasional fiery clouds in the evening are like flowers blooming and fluttering, reflecting the hearts of people, and the warm city is full of flowers.

"Mr. Hitler, do you think our China will rise?"

Gu Weijun and Hitler were walking on the streets of Paris, and both of them happened to be fine, walking around.

Hitler affirmed in Chinese: "China is a great country, which has given birth to countless great people and created countless miracles, and before the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, China was no worse than the foreign powers, and the oppression by the foreign powers in these decades is only because of the mistakes of some people, and it does not mean that China should have been oppressed by the foreign powers." A great nation may fall into the abyss because of a few major mistakes, but after decades or hundreds of years of forbearance, there will always be a day when it will explode violently and once again stand proudly among the nations of the world. ”

"Do you speak Chinese?" Gu Weijun was surprised that he had never seen a single German who could speak Chinese.

"I have a friend who is Chinese, and I like Chinese culture more, so I can speak Chinese." Hitler found a reason and said.

Paris is almost recovering from the trauma of war, and there are still many tourists on the banks of the Seine in the evening, and the two of them take a cruise to the sound of oars to appreciate the historical scenery of Paris since the Middle Ages, the ancient capital of more than 1,000 years.

In the turquoise waters of the Seine, the oarsman elegantly waved the oars, rippling the tranquil and euphemistic soft waves, passing through thousands of years of time, and the cycle remained unchanged. The soft yellow lights on both sides of the riverbank, the heavy figure of the Eiffel Tower in the distant twilight, and the occasional music in the ears are like dreams, which are intoxicating.

The stone bridge that has been drilled from time to time is like an open abyss mouth, which wants to swallow the pleasure boat, and the slight noise is another unusual scene, and many French people set up stalls on the shore and swim in the night market, which is brightly lit.

The moon hangs high in the sky, lining the blue sky, the bright moonlight, the warm spring breeze, the scenery on both sides, and the clear water flow, all make people walk in a painting.

What is beauty?

Pleasing to the eye is beautiful.

There is no doubt that the Seine in Paris is pleasing to the eye and beautiful.

Hitler, who was immersed in this, hummed a little song softly, and said to Gu Weijun: "I heard that there are many such beautiful scenery in China, such as the Qinhuai River, Wuzhen, and Jiuzhaigou, and I will go to see it when I have time in the future." ”

glanced at Gu Weijun, but found that he had burst into tears in the moonlight at some point, and Hitler hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"It would be nice if Baoyue was still alive." Gu Weijun took out a tissue and wiped his tears.

"Baoyue?" Hitler was puzzled.

It may be rare to find a German who can speak Chinese, Gu Weijun vented the emotions in his heart: "Baoyue is my wife, I once agreed with her to come to Paris to play, but unfortunately I didn't expect ......"

Only then did Hitler recall the newspaper he read a few days ago, and it was said that Gu Weijun's wife Tang Baoyue had died of the Spanish flu a few months ago, which was a heavy blow to Gu Weijun, who loved his wife deeply.

Gu Weijun and Tang Baoyue met in Beijing in 1912, and the two were talented and beautiful, fell in love at first sight, and have been inseparable ever since.

But Gu Weijun was set by his parents to marry another woman when he was a child, and asked Gu Weijun to marry another woman, Gu Weijun and Tang Baoyue naturally didn't do it, but at this time, people pay attention to trustworthiness and righteousness, how can they regret what has been decided?

Seeing that this pair of mandarin ducks was about to be disassembled, it happened that Tang Baoyue's father was Tang Shaoyi, the then premier of the Republic of China, and he was hugely powerful, and it was very simple to settle this matter by some means. But Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi always felt that he should not rely on his power to forcibly seize someone's son-in-law, so he did not agree, and ordered Gu Weijun to go home to complete the marriage. Tang Baoyue 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 she had chosen to lose her hair, but Tang Shaoyi still ignored it.

Tang Baoyue saw that this plan could not be successful, and she returned to the city, and asked her father to be informed, saying that if she did not agree to her request, she had to go to Bada Hutong (the old Beijing prostitution concentration area) to do business, and hung up the golden sign of the current Prime Minister's Miss Rose. This slap really knocked Tang Shaoyi unconscious. He immediately called back his daughter and announced his "unconditional surrender".

After another divorce turmoil, Gu Weijun and Tang Baoyue finally held a large-scale wedding in the Beijing Hotel, envious of others, after the marriage, the two had a deep relationship, Gu Weijun served as the minister of the United States, and his wife Tang Baoyue also ran away with him.

But unexpectedly, after less than six years of marriage, Tang Baoyue died of Spanish flu. At the end of the world war, the Paris Peace Conference was imminent. While people were intoxicated with the joy of victory, Gu Weijun was deeply saddened by the death of his beloved wife.

Originally, because of this incident, he wanted to refuse to come to Paris to attend the peace conference, but in the end, in the face of national interests, he endured great pain, came to Paris with the delegation, and supported the mission and honor of the Chinese delegation.

The death of his beloved wife and the danger of the country have weighed on a mountain in his heart all the time. Recalling the agreement that had been made together, Gu Weijun's tears couldn't help but fall down all of a sudden.

"Everything will be fine, everything will be fine." Hitler didn't know how to comfort Gu Weijun, so he had to repeat this sentence softly.

Some people, lost, really lost, never come back, the smile of the past is still in the mind, but that person has been sleeping under the grass and soil forever. Children want to grow up quickly, but adults don't want to go back in time, back to when they first met.

If I can go back to my childhood, if I can see you again, I will definitely hug you.