Sure enough, at the end of July, Wu Wenbin received a telegram from Zhang Wei, asking him to negotiate secretly with the Qing Dynasty, if the Lanfang Kingdom helped the Qing Dynasty to drive out both the Japanese and Tsarist Russia, would the Qing Dynasty be able to hold the existing frontier? If the Lanfang Kingdom defeated the Japanese and Tsarist Russia and canceled their indemnities, how should the Qing Dynasty reward the Lanfang Kingdom?

After receiving the telegram, Wu Wenbin carefully considered it for a day and a night, and on the evening of July 28, he went to meet Prince Yixuan, Minister of Military Aircraft. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Yixuan learned that Wu Wenbin came to visit in person, and there must be something important to negotiate, so he immediately introduced him into the study.

Wu Wenbin waited for the maid to serve tea and exited before saying, "Lord Wang, I took the liberty to visit and disturbed me." “

"Ambassador Wu said this, and the contribution of the Lanfang Kingdom to the victims of the floods in the south of the Yangtze River will surely be famous for eternity, and it is my honor to come to my mansion in person."

"What we have done is not good enough, the flood is too big, and it is difficult for our family to support it alone, and less than one out of ten people are rescued, but we are both Chinese, and we have done our best to make a small effort, so I don't deserve to be praised by the prince so much."

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Wu Wenbin asked directly: "Lord Wang, I don't know what you think of Japan and Russia?" “

Yi Liang thought to himself, how could this Wu ambassador come to my house in the middle of the night, how could he ask such an abrupt question, he couldn't help but answer, thought for a while, and said hatefully: "Japanese, jackals too; Tsarist Russia, Haw Par also! They are all enemies of my Qing Dynasty. I wonder why Ambassador Wu asked this question? “

"The Russo-Japanese War caused tens of millions of people to live in a poisonous way, with countless casualties. Most of the members of the Lanfang Kingdom also went out from the Great Qing Kingdom, and they couldn't bear to suffer from this ordeal in their hometown, and our king wanted to save the people of the Northeast from fire and water, but I don't know what the attitude of the Great Qing Kingdom was. “

Yixuan couldn't figure out what the Lanfang Kingdom was thinking, so he didn't dare to answer rashly, so he asked, "What does your country think of my Great Qing Kingdom?" “

"How the Great Qing Kingdom has nothing to do with our country, and we don't care who is in power, the premise is not to affect the interests of our country, I don't know if the prince can understand what I say?"

"Understood! I don't know what your country's requirements are? Yixuan was relieved when he heard this, at least the Lanfang Kingdom is not here to seize power, otherwise with the power of the Lanfang Kingdom, it is still very easy to eliminate the Manchu regime, besides, the Lanfang Kingdom is Han itself for these people, and after destroying the Manchus, it will be easy to be recognized by the people of the whole country and facilitate their rule.

"Our king is asking me to inquire whether your country will be able to hold these places after the expulsion of Japan and Russia, and whether it will not be invaded by other countries?"

"I don't dare to guarantee that we can hold these places, after all, they will make a comeback after your army withdraws, or other tiger and wolf countries will take advantage of the situation."

"Therefore, our king's intention is to set up a special administrative region in the northeast and Outer Mongolia, with the governor and army stationed by the Lanfang Kingdom to protect the northern frontier of the Qing Dynasty from the threat of foreign forces; The indemnity demanded by Japan and Russia in the Treaty of Xincho did not need to be paid by the Qing Dynasty, or the Lanfang Kingdom would return their share to the Qing Dynasty after payment; In addition, the concessions of Japan and Tsarist Russia in the Great Qing Dynasty can also be recovered by the local governors, and the assets of Japan and Tsarist Russia in China can be seized by the Lanfang Kingdom as the spoils of war of the Lanfang Kingdom; The taxes of the border special administrative regions are used as military expenses for the garrison; The armies of the Lanfang Kingdom were only stationed in the Northern Xinjiang Special Administrative Region and would never set foot in other parts of the territory of the Great Qing Kingdom; Personnel from the Special Administrative Region and other parts of the Qing Dynasty can move to each other, and goods can flow to each other; The Qing Dynasty could station troops in the areas where it was connected to the Special Administrative Region, and the Special Administrative Region would not station troops within 100 kilometers of the border line. “

Yixuan thought to himself, if he really did this, wouldn't it be a cession of territory? Then he will become a sinner of the Great Qing Kingdom through the ages, besides, it is easy to ask God to send God, and when the time comes, the army of the Lanfang Kingdom will not leave, who has such a great ability to drive them away? So he said: "Ambassador Wu, the territorial issue cannot be discussed, and it is better to put forward some other demands, otherwise there will be no talks." “

Wu Wenbin felt that he had raised it too hastily, the Great Qing Kingdom had been repaired to this state by Japan and Russia, and he was still holding on, and he would rather take silver than cede territory, it seems that this method will not work, and they can't be forced to hurry. In order to ease the atmosphere, Wu Wenbin asked: "What does the prince think?" “

Yixuan thought to himself, the decision on this matter is in your hands, you ask me what I think, isn't it embarrassing for me, or use the method of procrastination to see what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the Lanfang Kingdom. After thinking of a solution, he said: "Ambassador Wu, what should you do if you ask me to say something about such a big matter now, I can't come up with a solution in such a short time, do you think it will be a few days later, King Rong Ben will give you a reply after thinking about it?" “

Wu Wenbin thought to himself that he was indeed embarrassed, and he was not worried about the secrecy of these people in the Qing Dynasty, so he warned: "Haha, I asked the question too hastily, no wonder the prince." However, this matter must be kept secret, otherwise the Lanfang Kingdom will not admit the leaked news, and all the consequences will be borne by the Qing Dynasty. “

"Don't worry, I understand what's at stake."

After sending Wu Wenbin away, Yi Liang carefully recalled the experience a few times, feeling that this was an opportunity for the Qing Dynasty, it was a good thing that the Lanfang Kingdom was willing to help the Qing Dynasty, but I don't know how big their appetite is, and how big a bargaining chip the Qing Dynasty can offer? This matter is not up to you, so please ask Galeries Lafayette to be safe.

In the afternoon of the next day, Yi Liang went to the Summer Palace to make a detailed report to Lafayette, Lafayette means that he must not give them land, and now it is very good to admit that they are the kingdom, and I hope that the Lanfang Kingdom will not gain an inch.

As for other things, Lafayette was not sure about the intentions of the Lanfang Kingdom, so he decided to meet the other party's ambassador first and find out the other party's intentions before making plans.

Three days later, Yixuan sent someone to secretly invite Wu Wenbin to the palace in the afternoon to narrate.

After Wu Wenbin arrived at the palace, Prince Yixuan invited him to sit in a luxurious carriage with him.

Wu Wenbin was surprised and asked, "Lord Wang, where are we going?" Why is it so mysterious? “

"Ambassador Wu, this time it is the Empress Dowager who wants to see you, and I hope you can present your interests in person and get Lafayette's permission. Because it involves secrecy, I wronged Ambassador Wu. “

Wu Wenbin immediately understood that this matter could only be successful with the permission of the Queen Mother, and no one else could be the master, so he immediately replied: "It's okay, it's all about doing business." “

Yixuan explained to Wu Wenbin that in spring, autumn and summer, the Queen Mother lived in the Summer Palace Le Shou Tang for summer vacation, 30 miles away from here.

The carriage swayed for 1 hour before arriving at the Summer Palace.

Le Shou Tang is next to Kunming Lake, at this time the breeze is gentle, the air is fresh and cool, the scenery is pleasant, it is indeed a good place to escape the heat.

Passing through the "canopy", I came to the courtyard of Le Shou Tang, where a eunuch had already greeted me.

Looking at this huge "ceiling", Wu Wenbin thought to himself, this old thing will really enjoy it.