Early the next morning, before the staff of the Prime Minister's Office came to the unit to officially work, Komura Shoutaro was already waiting anxiously. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although Komura Shoutaro was not well received in the Chinese Empire, in any case, he was also a country he represented, and there should be etiquette.

So, even though work had not yet begun, the staff invited Komura to the waiting room in the Prime Minister's Office.

Until almost nine o'clock, Komura Shoutaro still had not been summoned by Wang Shizhen, and at this time, the British Chin Chasa Daoyi was belated.

After realizing that Komura Shoutaro was snubbed here, Sa Daoyi's face was also a little unbearable.

Britain is also a world hegemon, and you can snub the Japanese, but when the British representatives come, you can't continue to snub them.

The boss's face can't be hung up, how can the others live?

However, Wang Shizhen is very clear about the purpose of Komura Shoutaro and Sa Daoyi coming over today, in fact, as early as eight o'clock, Wang Shizhen has already come to the office area of the Prime Minister's Office.

Of course, in order to protect the country's high-level dignitaries, Wang Sirui made certain changes to the administrative system.

The Prime Minister's Office is not just an office space with a sign, the entire Prime Minister's Office occupies a very large area, it is a royal palace in the former Qing Dynasty, after the establishment of the empire, a change was made here, the backyard was divided into five areas, the middle, and the largest piece, is the residence of Prime Minister Wang Shizhen, and the other four are the residential areas of the four vice premiers.

In front is the office area, which is an official residence integrating residence and office.

At the same time, a company of guards was stationed here, responsible for guarding, patrolling and other security tasks.

Some other state-level units are also composed of the same composition, and the office space and residential buildings of those national bigwigs are all together.

The newly planned capital of Zhongjing was also built according to this model, although it is not luxurious, but for these politicians who are bent on developing the country into a strong country, this can save their time to the greatest extent.

Therefore, after coming to the office area, Wang Shizhen did not rush to meet Komura Shoutaro, but first asked about the construction progress of Zhongjing, as well as the progress of some domestic industrial deployments and a series of questions.

It wasn't until half past nine that I remembered that I was going to summon Komura Shoutaro.

And Komura Shoutaro, who had been waiting for an hour and a half, and Sa Daoyi, who had been waiting for half an hour, almost didn't slam the door directly, and even Sa Daoyi had begun to faintly regret coming over today.

"Your Excellency, the dignified China, the country of etiquette, is this how you treat your guests?" Entering the meeting room, Sa Daoyi started to make a mistake.

Wang Shizhen made him wait for half an hour without any notice, if this spreads, how can he be in this circle in the future?

Besides, even if it doesn't get out, now his momentum in front of Wang Shizhen has been suppressed, which is extremely unfavorable to what is about to be discussed.

Therefore, now Sa Daoyi must first find a suitable position for himself, and even focus on anti-guest.

"This official went out of the city yesterday to inspect agriculture, and just came back when he learned that the two of them had arrived, no, he immediately changed his clothes and rushed over, I don't know what Lord Qincha said? Or is it that as a state of etiquette, as long as a foreign country sends a word, the official must immediately put down his work and come to meet him? As far as I know, if our envoy to the UK wants to meet with an official of your foreign ministry, he needs to make an appointment at least three days in advance, right? Wang Shizhen glanced at Sa Daoyi slightly, and there was a burst of disdain in his heart.

Who is Dunima? If you don't say anything, you are not allowed to talk about you.

Lao Tzu is also a prime minister, right? One person is below 10,000 people, and if an ambassador to China comes to see you, even if it gives you face, he still dares to bargain with Lao Tzu?

"Make an appointment three days in advance, that's the normal workflow!" Sa Daoyi quibbled.

"Oh, if it's a normal workflow, why don't you follow it? As far as I know, it seems that Your Excellency has no privileges in China, right? Wang Shizhen continued.

"Your Excellency must have some small belly chicken intestines, right?"

"As soon as you enter the door, you will count the number of people who are not the official, and the official is not wrong, why should you suffer this humiliation? Or is it that any country's envoys abroad are qualified to go to the prime minister and prime minister to make a number of mistakes? Wang Shizhen continued: "We have an ancient saying in China, which is called "Disciplined by Disciplined First", and this sentence is given to Your Excellency. ”

"Hmph......" Sa Daoyi's angry old face turned red and snorted coldly, "I hope Your Excellency will not regret your actions today." ”

"I don't know what happened to you? As the Prime Minister of the Empire, this official is busy with this work, and he has no time to worry about you. Wang Shizhen ignored Sa Daoyi's threat, but ignored Komura Shoutaro and asked directly at Sa Daoyi.

"Your country provoked a war for no reason, and the Korean people were deeply involved in the war and their lives were devastated, shouldn't Your Excellency say something?" Sa Daoyi asked with a cold face.

As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sa Daoyi is already an old fritter among old fritters, and it stands to reason that even if he encounters this kind of thing, he should not panic.

But today I don't know what's going on, being so provoked by Wang Shizhen, Sa Daoyi is not only very angry, but also out of proportion. This is not a mistake that an old diplomat should make, but Sa Daoyi doesn't care so much, he came today to threaten the withdrawal of the Chinese Empire, saying a thousand things and ten thousand, and in the end it still has to be brought to this topic, instead of going around and around, it is better to directly pick out the trouble, and leave directly after speaking, and look at him again lazily.

"The Treaty of Shimonoseki has clearly stipulated that Korea will be ceded to the Japanese Empire, so why did your country go back on its word? Sending troops to invade North Korea without authorization? Komura Shoutaro also asked.

"First of all, the Treaty of Shimonoseki was not signed by the Imperial Government, and Japan can use this treaty to go to the Qing Empire to settle with you, is it possible that you owe a lot of debts and sell your house, and then the person who bought your house should pay off the debt for you?

Secondly, our country has not sent troops to Korea, and at present, all the Royal Army is in their respective stations, since you are so sure that the Royal Army invaded Korea, then can I think that you are deliberately provoking the Chinese Empire? Want to provoke the wrath of the Chinese Empire in this way? Wang Shizhen gave Komura Shoutaro two answers in one go.

"You ......" Komura Shoutaro instantly burst into tears, Wang Shizhen did not admit the Treaty of Shimonoseki, although the Japanese were dissatisfied, but if it was really said, it was not unacceptable, but Nima obviously sent three divisions into Korea, you can deny this kind of nominal thing? And what you say is so reasonable?

"Your Excellency, this joke is not funny at all, your country sent troops to Korea, the facts have been decided, the evidence is conclusive, and the military operation of tens of thousands of people, how can Your Excellency the Prime Minister explain it without sending troops? So may I ask, where are the three divisions of the Eighth Army of your country, the 23rd, 52nd, and 60th Divisions, now? And why did it appear on the battlefield in Korea? Sa Daoyi was also amused by Wang Shizhen's words, he had seen such a cheater, but he had never seen such a cheat.

It's like if I hold a gun in one hand and a knife in the other, put the gun to your head, put the knife around your neck, and tell you that I don't have anything in my hand, and you're wrong.

This kind of low-level diplomacy is not going to be used even by a fool, but it is ridiculous that the prime minister of the Chinese Empire actually said such a thing, how thick is his skin?

"Where are the Imperial armies located, and why is this officer telling you? This is a military secret of the Empire, will your Excellency tell me how many troops the British have, how many weapons they have, and where they are stationed? Your Excellency knows this matter, so why do you want to embarrass this official?

However, since Your Excellency asked, then this officer will give you a clear answer, the Royal Army does have the Eighth Army, but there are no three divisions: the 23rd Division, the 52nd Division, and the 60th Division. Wang Shizhen responded with a funny face, and couldn't help blushing in his heart, Wang Sirui's idea was so bad that it made Wang Shizhen, an old fritter, feel embarrassed.

And after listening to Wang Shizhen's answer, Sa Daoyi and Komura Shoutaro were also angry.

The Japanese had already inquired about the numbers of the three divisions that appeared in Korea, but Wang Shizhen told them that there were no three divisions in the army, which was fucking embarrassing.

Did the Japanese get the information wrong? Or did Wang Shizhen say so on purpose?

"No way, our garrison in North Korea clearly saw the flags of these three divisions, there can't be anything wrong."

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, there is something that you can discuss, but with Your Excellency's current attitude, I'm afraid this is not a deliberative attitude, right? Or is it true that Your Excellency is sure to win this war? Sa Daoyi also understood, the Japanese may not be mistaken, and Wang Shizhen deliberately made up lies to them in order to delay time, and everything was discussed after the matter was a foregone conclusion, as soon as he thought of this, Sa Daoyi couldn't help it: "The combat effectiveness of your army is indeed very strong, but do you really think that your army can go to sea to fight?" Without a navy, your country will never be able to completely occupy Korea. ”

Korea is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and if they rely only on the army, they can only occupy a place about 120 kilometers from the coast, so that the Japanese can carry out a landing operation anywhere in Korea, and only need to pick a place where the royal army has no defense, and they can easily cut off the supply of the Korean army.

Therefore, without a navy, don't look at how the Chinese Empire is fighting quite happily now, once the battle line is extended, the Japanese only need to cut off their supplies from weak points, and it is only a matter of time before they are dragged to death.

This is the hard wound of the Chinese Empire, and it is also the last hole card of the Japanese.

Wang Shizhen took out an order from the drawer and handed it directly to the two of them: "Three months ago, the 23rd, 52nd, and 60th divisions requested to be retired from active service, and His Majesty the Emperor had already approved this request, so it is indeed possible that these three divisions appeared on the Korean battlefield, but they have withdrawn from active duty and left the territory of our country, even His Majesty the Emperor has no right to order them." ”

"What? ...... "Komura Shoutaro is like an old birthday star eating arsenic, his face turned pale in an instant, this Nima can still play like this?"

Withdrawn from active service, which means that they no longer belong to the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire, and everything they do is their own problem, and the Japanese and the British want to threaten the Chinese Empire with this, which obviously does not work, at least in general righteousness, and the other powers will not watch them do this. (To be continued.) )