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As a courier sent to the Chinese legation by the Japanese authorities, Kimio Nishizawa was oblivious to delivering a confidential document rather than focusing on the assassination of Hirobumi Ito.

So Nishizawa did not dwell too much on this issue, and took out from his briefcase the confidential document that was sent by the destroyer from Lushun to Tianjin. Respectfully handed over to the Japanese Minister to China, Hikoyoshi Ijiin.

But to Nishizawa Kimio's surprise, this confidential document, which seemed to be 100,000 urgent, seemed to be insignificant in the eyes of Hikoyoshi Ijiin. After taking the document, the angry minister did not even look at it, but directly handed it to a secretary and gave him a word of advice.

"Immediately lock it in the safe, and no one is allowed to open it again without my orders."

"Hello!"

The secretary stepped back with the confidential documents in his hand, which made Nishizawa very puzzled.

"Mr. Minister, don't you read the contents of that document now?. Kimio Nishizawa asked.

"Just an hour before Nishizawa-kun came over. I sent a telegram from Tianjin, which was photographed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in the telegram, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave special instructions about the document you had sent. As for the temporary sealing, it is up to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to decide when to open the reading, and I do not have the right to decide when the reading of this confidential document can be opened. ”

"I see. However, it seems that this document is not a document of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”

Seeing that Nishizawa Gongo had some inquiring meaning, Ijiin Hikoyoshi glanced at him and scolded him impatiently.

"Your Excellency is too lenient! You are also a diplomat, and you are a young man, have you even forgotten the rules of diplomatic action?

"Hello! It's under the recklessness. ”

Kimio Nishizawa immediately came to his senses and hurriedly shut his mouth.

At this time, a legation secretary walked into the conference room with an official diplomatic document and handed it to Hikoyoshi Ijiin.

"This is an official protest letter that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered me to draw up, and I will immediately submit it to the government of the Republic of China. Lodge an official protest against the verdict of the country's courts, which is contrary to diplomatic principles and judicial fairness! Nishizawa-kun, are you interested in going with me to the Presidential Palace of the Republic of China? Ijiin Hikoyoshi asked Kimio Nishizawa. Yin, Xiao, and Dang said >'s "house" advertisement? Is that possible? In the next is just a civilian. Nishizawa was surprised that he was not a diplomat now, he was a "civilian".

"You speak Chinese well, you can be my translator.

I know that you once had a sisterhood and conflict with the president of the Republic of China in Wuhan, and I asked you to be my turner and have face-to-face negotiations with him, which can also be seen as the silent protest and strong dissatisfaction of the Imperial Japanese Government against the Republic of China Government! Ijiin Hikoyoshi said arrogantly.

"It is a great honor to be able to contribute to the Imperial Government."

Although Nishizawa is a little dissatisfied with being used as a tool, if he can take this opportunity to appreciate Hikoyoshi Ijiin, it may help him to recover from the political arena.

Ijiin Hikoyoshi immediately instructed his assistant to prepare a diplomatic carriage, and he took Nishizawa Kimio in the carriage, and left Dongjiaomin Lane under the escort of the Japanese embassy guards and went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China.

Now it is completely dark, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has finished its work. Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi had already gone home, but this could not stop the footsteps of the Japanese minister, and a phone call shook to Tang Shaoyi's nest. Although Minister General Tang also wanted to make a "madman" posture like the president, the nature of his work determined that it was impossible for him not to deal with the Japanese. is the gatehouse of the central government of the Republic of China, whoever comes has to go out to see it, even if it is an enemy, at least you have to ask the other party what it means, is it to take revenge, or surrender?

Obviously, the Japanese minister did not come over to surrender, he came to deliver a letter of protest, and he made it clear. It is necessary to "immediately" meet with the President of the Republic of China and submit a letter of protest to Mr. President in person.

Foreign envoys in China lodged diplomatic protests with the central government. This is definitely not a trivial matter. Tang Shaoyi's head immediately hurt a little, so he had to make hasty arrangements, and half an hour later, he took Hikoyoshi Ijiin and Kimio Nishizawa into the presidential palace to meet with the president of the Republic of China.

But when they walked to the State Guesthouse, the Japanese were surprised to find that the person who met them was not Zhao Bei, the president of the Republic of China, but Zhang Cha, the vice president of the Republic of China who had just been elected by the Internet.

"Why didn't Mr. President meet us?" Ijiin Hikoyoshi said very impolitely, this sentence, he said it in Chinese, and there was no need for Nishizawa Gongxiong to turn over Ze.

"Am I not the president of the Republic of China? Although it is deputy. ”

Zhang Zhai also replied very unceremoniously, and sat down expressionlessly, in fact, he also regretted it in his heart now, but he didn't expect that the first official job after moving into the presidential palace was to accept protests from other countries, and the depression in his heart did not need to be mentioned.

In the past, when Zhang Han participated in the vice presidential race, he really didn't think that this position would be so frivolous. Originally, the people of the Constituent Assembly intended to install themselves in the position of vice president, and then find an opportunity to impeach the president and prop the vice president to the throne. But their calculations were not comprehensive enough, they forgot that the vice president could not concurrently serve as a member of the Congress, and the president was the same, so although Zhang Xiao became the vice president, the appeal of the Constituent Assembly in the Congress was weakened a little, and he left this champion industrialist and constitutional pioneer. The Constituent Assembly's momentum in the National Assembly immediately waned considerably.

In the final analysis, this is a thorough understanding of the "Constitution", and Zhang Xiao has now begun to seriously study the Constitution of the Republic of China that Song Jiaoren presided over the revision of at the beginning, and he has met with foreign envoys since he was a child, and he also has a constitution at hand.

Nishizawa also saw the constitution of the Republic of China on the coffee table, so he ignored diplomatic etiquette. It is difficult to directly report to Mr. Vice President of the Republic of China as a turner.

"Mr. Vice President, in accordance with this constitution of your country. What about the rule of law in your country? Or is it "rule by man, state?" ”

"This Mr. Tsusawawa, are these your own words? Or the words of your minister?.

Zhang Zhai glanced at the other party angrily, and Tang Shaoyi, a netizen talent, had already told the Japanese minister about the intention of the Japanese minister on the phone, and Zhang Mi already understood why these Japanese were submitting diplomatic protests, so as soon as Nishizawa asked him, he knew

As the vice president of the Republic of China, and as a well-traveled industrialist, Zhang Sai certainly knew what key role Zhao played in the trial of Ito Hirobumi's assassination, and the reason why the assassin An Chonggen was sentenced to a roundabout life sentence was because the special court that presided over the case was under pressure from the presidential palace. The judge had to do this, but according to the court participants, it was better for the Assassins to be executed immediately, so as to preserve the justice of the law and avoid the deterioration of diplomatic relations with Japan.

But now, due to Zhao Bei's intervention. Ahn was not summarily executed, and although it was still nominally a death penalty, in practice it was a life sentence. This does take care of judicial fairness, but it does not take into account the position of the Japanese government, so it is so difficult for this Nishizawa Mashiro.

"That's the question I want to ask. As far as I know, in the course of the case, the President of your country put pressure on the court, and the judge handed down the verdict against his will, thus allowing the assassin to escape the death penalty. ”

Hikoyoshi Ijiin glanced approvingly at Kimio Nishizawa, and then turned his gaze to see how the vice president of the Republic of China answered. These words are spoken in Japanese. It takes Kimio Nishizawa to turn over Ze.

Zhang Xiao smiled faintly, pointed to the constitution on the coffee table next to him, and said: "China is a country ruled by law, this law is clearly written, I don't know where your minister got the rumors, but I can tell you that during the trial of Ito Hirobumi's assassination, my country's court was tried in strict accordance with the provisions of the law, and referred to the relevant laws of the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France and other countries, the reason why the assassin was sentenced to death was because he did kill people, and he acted out of intention, but on the other hand, Considering that the Assassin was motivated by righteous anger and was a little unconscious when he committed the murder, the judge decided to give the Assassin a chance to prove that he was not a murderer.

Contrary to your minister's opinion, I think that the trial process of this case is extremely fair, and even the British minister praises the wisdom of the judge, so the trial of this case just proves the progress of our judiciary and the progress of civilization, which is beyond doubt, but now, your minister has lodged a diplomatic protest with the central government of our country against the outcome of the trial of this case, which seems to be a little inappropriate. If there is any dissatisfaction with the outcome of the trial, this is also a matter for the Ministry of Justice, and it has nothing to do with the central government of our country. ”

The words of the vice president 1 were also said in an orderly manner, Tang Shaoyi nodded again and again, but the faces of the two people today were even more unsightly.

"In any case, please tell me the whereabouts of the President of the Republic of China, and if he is in the presidential palace, ask him to come out and accept this diplomatic protest."

Ijiin Hikoyoshi saw that the other party did not enter the oil and salt. I had to get down to business.

"I'm sorry, Zhao Zhenhua, the president of the Republic of China, is not in the public store, and now he is in Xishan, attending a banquet in the villa of Mr. Stade, the American minister. As for your minister's diplomatic protest, you can hand it over to me, and I will pass it on to President Zhao. Zhang Xiao said expressionlessly.

"Well, then, I'll leave you in trouble. I will personally hand over this diplomatic protest to the President of the Republic of China! ”

Ijiin Hikoyoshi immediately put away the protest book and put it back in his briefcase, which was very rude, which not only angered Zhang Xiao, but also angered Tang Shaoyi.

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate for your minister to do this." Zhang Sai suppressed the anger in his heart and said lightly.

"Mr. Minister, I regret your faux pas and raise a verbal counter-opposition

Tang Shaoyi also expressed his position, but this protest is much weaker than the written protest, but considering the current situation in this country, this written protest is indeed not qualified for Tang Shaoyi to propose.

"Well, then, I'm taking my leave."

Hikoyoshi Ijiin bowed slightly, then withdrew with his briefcase and left the State Guesthouse with Kimio Nishizawa to be escorted out of the presidential palace by the staff of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"It's so unbelievable! It's just no one! ”

After the Japanese left, Zhang Sai was indignant. Call in a few assistants. Tell them to pack their things and get ready to move.

"Where's the Vice President?" Tang Shaoyi asked.

"Of course, I moved out of the presidential palace. The day before yesterday, the president invited me to move to the presidential palace and gave me a garden to live in, but in the past two days. I can't get involved in any serious official business, but I am responsible for this deflated official business, I am an old man, my body is not as good as a young offspring, if I receive so many diplomatic protests, I have to be angry that my life is short for decades, I, while I can still go, hurry up, this vice president is an ornament, as long as the president can still be a director, there is no need for the vice president, and now I am not a member of Congress, I, I will go back to Jiangsu, run my business, when Mr. President does not want to do it, I will enter the presidential palace again. ”

Zhang Yu said a few words, raised his legs and left.

But Tang Shaoyi knew that most of Vice President Zhang's words were angry, because it was Zhao Bei who asked Zhang Yu to come forward to accept the Japanese protest letter over the phone, and now the Japanese have made it clear that they don't take the vice president in their eyes, and it would be strange if Zhang Yu was not angry.

The vice president was furious. Diplomacy is no small matter. The Japanese are so arrogant that they must rely on it and think of it as a lowly one. Or Lixuan shook the phone to Xishan, told the president about this, and asked him to be prepared, after all, the host of the banquet was the American minister, and the German minister was present, if it was not handled properly, it was likely to cause the president's anger. ”

"It's up to you, I don't care, I'm here. I'd better read the Constitution, and I'll talk about it tomorrow as for moving. ”

Zhang Xiao is not an unreasonable person, as soon as Tang Shaoyi said this, he also calmed down, so he was not in a hurry to move and picked up the constitution. He left the state guesthouse with his assistant.

After walking out of the state guesthouse, Zhang Xiao looked at the dark night sky and sighed.

"It's a difficult state affair. It's not easy to be a president. ”