Zhou Rujun was disappointed

He knew that such feelings were superfluous and should not arise - when he was given the task, his superior, Liang Cheng, the Qing Empire's minister to the United States, had hinted that he did not need to be too serious, and the reason was obvious: what the imperial court demanded was an impossible task. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

He should have been mentally prepared, but he didn't.

Tan Jinyong's case made him think that Qin Lang was an object to communicate with, and the initial period of conversation further strengthened this delusion; However, delusions are only illusions after all, and they cannot become true.

The supreme ruler of the corporation, with its multiple identities, neither responded to the protests of the imperial court nor answered his questions. Although he tried many tricks and tried his best to complete the task, Qin Lang would always quickly divert the topic, either telling some appalling legends related to the law enforcement tradition of the American police, or using diplomatic rhetoric that had no practical meaning.

He strongly condemned the terrorist attack of the League, expressed his sincere condolences to the two generals, recalled the traditional friendship with the Qing Empire, and declared that he would continue to support the Imperial Government and resolutely oppose all acts of propagandizing, advocating, inciting, plotting and attempting to overthrow the Imperial Government......

His expression and tone of voice were very sincere, but all he said was nonsense.

And except for the first few moments, he used English all the time, and most importantly, he spoke quickly, with an obvious accent and mixed with a lot of slang that only Americans could understand, and even Zhou Rujun had a hard time keeping up with him, let alone Tan Jinyong.

Mr. Colonel didn't know what Qin Lang said at all, and he couldn't interject. His performance was so bad that it was of no use except as a ceremonial ornament.

And his clash with the American police, which was a diplomatic disaster.

Thinking that Qin Lang had hinted that the whole conflict was caused by a slight communication problem, Zhou Rujun decided that, as soon as he returned to San Francisco, he would immediately ask – not suggest – that the imperial court send an officer who could communicate with the Americans in place of Tan Jinyong.

Although he said a lot of nonsense, there was one thing that Qin Lang said very rightly, it was a mistake to appoint Tan Jinyong as the military attache of the legation.

It must be amended.

Of course, first of all, he had to finish what he was doing. It seemed to be turning into a form of torture, and Qin Lang began to replace diplomatic rhetoric with long speeches, adding to his momentum with gestures and a subdued tone. Zhou Rujun originally wanted to make one last attempt, but found that he was reduced to an ornament like Tan Jinyong.

It was also at this time that Mr. Consul General finally realized that His Excellency the Minister had entrusted him and Tan Jinyong with the task not only because of the long distance. His head began to ache and his patience was running out quickly.

Fortunately, before he could become unbearable, Qin Lang's secretary suddenly entered the office and reminded those present that he had a very important meeting. As soon as she finished speaking, Mr. Consul General immediately got up, so Tan Jinyong, who looked confused, stood up, bid farewell to Qin Lang together, and then left quickly accompanied by the secretary.

They moved quickly, like in a hurry to get back to San Francisco and then report their defeat. Only a few minutes later, when Rachel walked into his office, the two diplomats had already left the Pentagon. But that's what she wants. She didn't want to waste her time with two little people who seemed important but were actually insignificant, or even wanted to come into contact with them head-on.

And she felt strange - Rachel didn't expect them to take up so much of Qin Lang's time, maybe an hour or more, that she had to ask his secretary to make up a meeting.

It's not like his style, and right now, he definitely needs a lot of time and energy to deal with the questions posed by the real bigwigs, and there's nothing extra to waste.

She began to take an interest in the content of the talks.

"What has delayed you so long?"

Qin Lang showed a diplomat-like smile. "Mr. Consul General and I had a frank conversation in a friendly atmosphere, fully exchanged views, and enhanced mutual understanding......

Rachel tapped on the table. "Please speak English."

She doesn't like diplomatic rhetoric, or she's too lazy to guess what it means. Qin Lang shrugged his shoulders with regret. "To put it simply, we spent almost an hour talking a bunch of nonsense, and in the end we didn't get any real results."

"What?" Rachel had just sat down, and now stood up again, glaring at him half skeptically, half surprised. "You've got enough time to waste?"

"There are times when we have to take some extra losses." "After all, Mr. Consul General and Mr. Colonel are not all there to protest. They thought I had done a good deed and thanked me. ”

"Don't tell me you're going to be embarrassed to kick them away because they thanked you."

For Qin Lang, that kind of thing couldn't happen at all. Rachel mentally came to a conclusion, but at the same time doubted the authenticity of the two diplomats thanking him.

Still, she asked, "What's the good thing?" ”

"Mr. Colonel had a little clash with the police in San Francisco......"

Qin Lang brought up Tan Jinyong's case, which Rachel didn't know. Although she cared more about the Chinese in the United States than Qin Lang - though only a little more - it was clear that the person in charge of gathering information did not think it was important enough for her to know.

They made a mistake, an unexpected misstep. There was no need for Qin Lang to say too much, she had already realized the seriousness of the problem.

His concerns were also hers. Mr. Colonel must live, otherwise the image, and the image of its leader, will be unnecessarily damaged by a trivial matter that has nothing to do with him, and the real culprit will be able to stay out of it, and perhaps gloat for a while.

Of course, the fools will eventually pay double the price for their actions, both overtly and privately, but Rachel prefers not to get in trouble from the start.

It's just that it's too late now, and she can only hope that Qin Lang's persuasion can work.

Although she was deeply skeptical.

Because Qin Lang himself was doubting the effect of persuasion. Conservative traditional bureaucrats like Tan Jinyong are always trapped in some long-established and ingrained old ideas that are difficult to shake, and simply blaming the glorious traditions of the American police is not enough for him to throw them aside; However, he could not tell the colonel that what had happened to him was because he was loyal to an incompetent and corrupt government.

It's not that he failed the Qing Dynasty, it's the Qing Dynasty that failed him.

He couldn't say that. It may have worked or had the opposite of what was expected, but it is difficult to draw a definite conclusion, except for one thing that is certain that he will prove in this ridiculous way that he is the backer of the ** organization, and that it may be the same Mr. Colonel who reported it to Beijing.

At least he will write his name after Zhou Rujun.

Qin Lang wouldn't give him a chance to do so; He doesn't make such low-level mistakes.

"So," Qin Lang raised his head and said in a conclusive manner, "we can only hope that Mr. Colonel is not so brainless." ”

"I'd be glad if your tone could be a little more affirmative than it is now." Rachel did not hide her surprise and regret: Qin Lang was always full of confidence and always succeeded; It was hard for her to imagine that he would be stumped by a small person.

In fact, Qin Lang was only worried about the inertia of history, but he couldn't mention it to anyone, so he could bypass or avoid talking about it.

He changed his relaxed expression. "Don't worry, Rachel. On the bright side, if Mr. Colonel chooses to be loyal to his emperor in the end, Beijing will have to arrange for someone else to replace him. ”

"So, you don't really care about him?" She realized that his intentions were not so simple, "What do you care about is his location?" ”

"No, Rachel, I care about him," he said, shaking his head slowly, clearly disagreeing with her, "and caring about his position. ”

Rachel was critical of his defense, but didn't show it.

She didn't think that Qin Lang really cared about Tan Jinyong. Indeed, he was quite concerned about himself and his image, and therefore hoped that Mr. Colonel would continue to live and not cause trouble for him. But more important is his position, the military attache of the legation: if this position is important to Qin Lang's plan, then the trouble that Tan Jinyong's death may bring is not so worth caring about.

"You're going to replace the military attaché of the legation with one of yours?" Rachel guessed one possibility, and then the second. "Or Zhang Binglin's?"

But in addition to this, there is another possibility, one that combines the first two possible options.

She didn't say it, and Qin Lang didn't answer her question - because there was no need, Rachel was smart and could definitely think of a true answer, and he didn't need to confirm it.

He just explained the reason why that position was needed. "With the current situation, we need a new channel of contact that will allow us to keep in touch with people in the military without exposing them to further suspicion."

Rachel understood what he meant. Because of the folly of the League, the loyalty and political affiliation of the graduates of the Canton Bay campus will certainly be questioned, and if the people who Zhang Binglin has planted in the army, especially Zhang Shaozeng, Lan Tianwei, and Wu Luzhen, continue to use their former channels of communication, then they will run into guns, and there is a high probability that they will be hit.

After all, Zhang Shaozeng had already made a mistake and actually contacted the Pentagon through Tao Chengzhang, and he couldn't hide it from Liangbi's eyes. Although he prepared some barely justifiable reasons to temporarily obfuscate the test, after the assassination, once Liangbi re-examined the clues he had, his suspicion would become extremely prominent, and even his identity would be seen through.

And his situation will directly affect the situation of Lan Tianwei and Wu Luzhen, and then further affect the entire plan.

At this very sensitive time, although the situation is not yet precarious, everyone still needs to be vigilant and cautious about the problems that have arisen or will arise.

Qin Lang's plan was correct. Rachel agreed, but had a few other questions. "Are you going to directly intervene in the actions of Zhang Binglin's small organization? I thought you had no interest in revolution. ”

"Things are changing, Rachel." Qin Lang grabbed a piece of paper and began to write something on it, while continuing, "Once doubts arise, they are difficult to dispel, but they are easy to deepen. Since His Majesty the Emperor and his ministers began to doubt the loyalty of the officers, they would then expand their suspicions to the entire army. Although for external reasons they are not able to carry out large-scale purges and eliminate the hidden dangers through arrests and executions, other precautions will certainly be taken. ”

Precautionary measures? Rachel was not ignorant of this – mercenaries and the Pentagon had many retired military officers, knew a variety of ways to deal with the military, and almost all of them had been used by Congress against federal troops.

If the Chinese emperor could not eliminate the suspicious figures in the army once and for all, he would have to separate them, kick them out of the army, or send them to a place where they could not pose a direct threat to him, and then install a large number of officers and soldiers who were still suspiciously trusted, or mobilize the troops he could trust for long-term surveillance missions, and he would strengthen these armies to fill the void in his own strength.

And this meant that the situation of the troops under Zhang's control would be difficult: they would have too many students from the Guangzhou Bay branch to continue to maintain their original establishment and would certainly be dispersed far from Beijing, if not all, enough to frustrate the original plan, whatever Chang had planned.

"Zhang Binglin put too many eggs in the same basket, and now he can only make a new plan." Qin Lang was still explaining, and his hand didn't stop, "But I'm worried that he and his comrades won't be able to do this......"

"This is your mistake." Rachel blamed that it was not for Zhang Binglin's mistake, in fact it was Yi Shui's mistake, he knew Zhang Binglin's organization better than Qin Lang. What Rachel wanted to talk about was what Qin Lang did a few years ago, and he revealed a truth to Zhang Binglin: although they can still cooperate now, sooner or later they will become enemies due to conflicts of interest. For this reason, as well as his own request, Zhang Binglin began to take precautions to avoid his access to the organization's secrets as much as possible, and now it has become a problem.

He shouldn't have done it. Since sooner or later they would become Zhang Binglin's enemies, Rachel preferred to keep it a secret, so that it would be easier for his own people to infiltrate, or to develop some people into moles, and if the conflict really broke out, they could quickly win the victory.

A lurker in a key position always makes an important difference, and what could be more devastating than a veteran who has done so much, a legendary battle hero, who suddenly shouts "lla" and becomes a spy who has been lurking for decades?

But for, nothing beats this outcome. Rachel wanted to see it, but Qin Lang chose what could be the worst, which has always made her deeply regretful.

And now, she finally gets a chance to reproach him.

It won't do anything, though.

It was already too late, and Qin Lang didn't care at all, nor did he say anything, or even interrupt his explanation. “…… I had to deal with their problems personally. Luckily, I still have some backup options that only require simple modifications. He stopped his pen and did one last check, then handed the piece of paper to Rachel, "Give it to Yi Shui and tell him it's his latest assignment." ”

Rachel turned out the paper and read it as quickly as he could. Her surprise began to intensify. "Qin, are you really going to do this?"

"Yes." Qin Lang said with certainty, "Although the attack of the League was unsuccessful, Dr. Sun's popularity has increased, and he is the one who has benefited the most from the whole incident, and it will not be long before he becomes the revolutionary leader in the hearts of the people." And for our emperor, he has not much choice but to trust Yuan Shikai's loyalty and strengthen his power. That being the case, we can take advantage of that......"

"They're all obstacles to us!" She shouted, holding up the piece of paper, "And your plan ......"

Without anyone stopping him, Rachel himself stopped, thought seriously for a moment, and then put away his surprise. "So, you've prepared a big show that everyone can attend."

"Why not?"

Qin Lang laughed happily. (To be continued.) )